Home Depot shares rise after earnings top estimates, helped by strong holiday and appliance sales

Home Depot on Tuesday beat Wall Street’s earnings expectations for the fourth quarter, boosted by a strong holiday season and above average sales of appliances. The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer has been focused on integrating its brick-and-mortar stores and its online business. It’s in the middle of a three-year, $11 billion investment program. Home Depot CEO … Read more

Will the rapid rise in algo trading leave traditional traders behind?

Financial trading floors are experiencing a huge transition from innovative technologiesNSE -0.18 %. It has given traders more powers to do fast execution of trades with discipline in a rapidly changing market scenario by reducing human errors, as computer-programmed software remains unaffected by human psychology. In today’s era, where more and more traditional traders follow technical charting … Read more

JennAir breaks boundaries to redefine luxury with Noir and Rise kitchen designs

Luxury appliance manufacturer JennAir wants to rock your world, or at least your kitchen. JennAir hopes to inspire you to personalize your cooking environment with its edgy design styles, Rise and Noir, each with newly enhanced digital features. When JennAir releases an appliance design line, the company goes beyond current trends like matte finishes or new … Read more

Modern slavery risk on rise in European supply chains

The European migrant crisis is forcing a sharp rise in human rights risks in European supply chains. This includes the UK and Germany, which have moved up from ‘low’ to ‘medium’ risk in the annual Modern Slavery Index, released by global risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft. In fact, modern slavery risks have risen in 20 of … Read more