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[EZ2]

Just talking about that on CNBC ~~~ <$40 soon????

[sludgehound]

Some am data HD WMT, US UK

WallyWorld taking am lumps, blames usual suspects & higher wages. Chain store sales nothing special for US.

08:02 News Bot: Home Depot (HD) Q2 Adj. EPS USD 1.71 vs. Exp. USD 1.71, Co. raises earnings forecast
- Q2 Comp Sales up 4.2% vs Exp. up 3.5%.
- Q2 Net sales USD 24.83bln vs. Exp. USD 24.70bln.
- Co. forecasts their FY sales growth at 5.2-6.0%, saw 4.2-4.8% vs. Exp. 5.0%.
(BBG)

08:02 News Bot: Wal-Mart (WMT) Q2 EPS USD 1.08 vs. Exp. USD 1.12; Co. lower FY guidance
- Q2 total revenue USD 120.3bln vs. Exp. USD 119.7bln 
- Q2 US Comps ex-fuels increase 1.5% vs. Exp. increase 1.0%
- Co. state they `continue to be impacted by currency exchange fluctuations` and forecasts Q3 EPS impacted by approximately USD 0.03
- Forecasts Q3 EPS USD 0.93-1.05 vs. Exp. 1.08
 
(BBG)
08:02 News Bot: Glencore (GLEN LN) will shut its Eland Platinum Mine due to weak prices in commodity markets, according to the South African Solidarity Union

08:02 News Bot: LME 3 month Copper futures fall to a 6yr low and now reside under USD 5,000/T

08:02 News Bot: US Chain Store Sales (15 Aug) Y/Y 2.60% (Prev. 3.10%)

08:02 News Bot: US Chain Store Sales (15 Aug) W/W -1.90% (Prev. 0.20%)
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07:04 News Bot: UK PPI Output Core NSA (Jul) Y/Y 0.30% vs. Exp. 0.20% (Prev. 0.10%)

07:04 News Bot: UK PPI Output NSA (Jul) Y/Y -1.60% vs. Exp. -1.50% (Prev. -1.50%, Rev. -1.60%)

07:04 News Bot: UK PPI Input NSA (Jul) M/M -0.90% vs. Exp. -1.90% (Prev. -1.30%, Rev. -1.80%)

07:04 News Bot: UK ONS House Price (Jun) Y/Y 5.70% (Prev. 5.70%, Rev. 5.60%)

07:04 News Bot: UK PPI Output NSA (Jul) M/M -0.10% vs. Exp. -0.10% (Prev. 0.00%, Rev. -0.10%)

07:04 News Bot: UK CPI Core (Jul) Y/Y 1.20% vs. Exp. 0.90% (Prev. 0.80%)