February 24, 2015 - 7:41 AM
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Shoppers liked what they saw at Home Depot during the holidays, helping the home improvement chain beat Wall Street expectations for its fourth-quarter results. The retailer also authorized the repurchase of $18 billion of its own shares, boosted its quarterly dividend by 26 per cent and released a better-than-expected outlook for the year.