Home Depot signaled the swings in lumber prices plaguing builders are not going to abate anytime soon. "When lumber hit those extraordinary highs in the early part of last year, we saw a dramatic unit ...

Tariffs on imported building materials have quietly reshaped the economics of home renovation, and one of Home Depot's ...

America’s biggest home-improvement chains say the lumber market is returning to normal after a period of extreme and record volatility. A near doubling of lumber prices zapped consumer demand at do-it ...

With lumber prices going into free fall lately after soaring to record highs just a few months ago, at least one prominent American business executive has a simple explanation: It’s all a matter of ...

CHICAGO - Home Depot and Menards are each facing a possible class-action suit over claims they deceived lumber buyers on board sizes. The plaintiffs are seeking more than $5 million, saying they were ...

Stacks of lumber sit under an overcast Illinois sky, marked with prices that jumped in a matter of days. Forklifts move pallets toward waiting trucks as contractors recalculate bids mid-project.

MILWAUKEE — Two home improvements stores are accused of deceiving the buyers of four-by-four boards, the big brother to the ubiquitous two-by-four. The alleged deception: Menards and Home Depot (HD) ...

Shares of Home Depot Inc. dropped Tuesday, after the home improvement retail giant reported fiscal first-quarter profit that topped expectations but sales that fell short, and it cut the full-year ...

Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, is feeling the squeeze for two reasons: lumber prices have topped out and competitor, Lowe’s Cos. Inc. has been improving its performance, ...