Home improvement chain Lowe’s signs supply deal with Berkshire Hathaway’s Johns ManvilleMOORESVILLE, N.C. — Home improvement chain Lowe’s Cos. and building products company Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company, have signed an exclusive supply deal for insulation products. Lowe’s to form joint venture with Woolworths in Australia to open home-improvement storesMOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe’s Cos. said Monday it is forming a joint venture with Australia’s largest retailer, Woolworths Ltd., to develop home-improvement stores. Lowe’s shares plunge as 2Q net income falls 19 pct; chain to scale back expansion plansNEW YORK — No. 2 home-improvement retailer Lowe’s Cos. on Monday said second-quarter earnings fell 19 percent on weaker-than-expected sales, adding fresh fuel to doubts about the ability and willingness of consumers to lead the U.S. economy out of recession. Lowe’s Cos. 2nd-quarter net income falls 19 percent; chain to scale back expansion plansMOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe’s Cos. says poor weather and cautious consumer spending caused sales to fall below expectations and earnings to fall 19 percent in the second quarter. In US for medical care, Afghan children lay down the surnames that can make them take up armsMOORESVILLE, N.C. — When they step off the plane, the sick and injured Afghan children shed their surnames, stripping themselves of a label that often carries tribal or religious implications and enabling them to form friendships most once thought impossible. |