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Good morning everyone.

I'm Michael McKee along with Tom Keene,

730 on Wall Street.

The corporate story of the day, Home Depot,

first quarter profit, much better than analysts estimated,

also raised its earning

forecast for the year made a dollar forty four a share analyst's estimates were for a

dollar thirty five sales up nine percent twenty two point eight billion company also increasing as I mentioned 9% 22.2.8 billion.

Company also increasing as a mentioned annual forecast revenue might increase 6.3% they say

shares are increasing.

They are up about a quarter of a percentage point right now.

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