News: Home Depot Inc (HD)

UPDATE 3-Lowe's sales improve after weak start to spring

* 1st-qtr EPS of 49 cents is 2 cents below Wall Street view

US STOCKS-Wall Street advances as Home Depot, JPMorgan buoy Dow

* Home Depot raises outlook, shares hit record intraday high

US STOCKS-Wall St advances as Home Depot, JPMorgan buoy Dow

* Home Depot raises outlook, shares hit record intraday high

US STOCKS-Wall St drifts near record, Home Depot buoys Dow

NEW YORK, May 21 - U.S. stocks were little changed in early trading on Tuesday with Home Depot at a record high and buoying the blue-chips while investors eyed congressional testimony from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday.

Housing recovery boosts Home Depot results; outlook raised

- Home Depot Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year on Tuesday as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from a nascent recovery in the U.S. housing market.

UPDATE 3-Housing recovery boosts Home Depot results; outlook raised

May 21 - Home Depot Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly results and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year on Tuesday as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from a nascent recovery in the U.S. housing market.

Home Depot quarterly profit, sales rise

UPDATE 1-HD Supply files for $1 bln IPO

* BofA, Barclays, J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse lead underwriters

Secret Service investigating hack of director's information

WASHINGTON - The Secret Service said on Thursday it was investigating the claim that new Director Julia Pierson's personal information had been hacked and published on a website, another in a string of such incidents against top officials including first lady Michelle Obama and CIA Director John Brennan.