<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Equity-Research-on-The-Home-Depot-Inc-Lowes-Companies-Inc-Home-Improvement-Stores-Performing-1379891.htm"><b>Equity Research on The <b>Home</b> Depot Inc. and Lowe&#039;s Companies Inc. -- <b>Home</b> <b>...</b></b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Marketwire (press release)</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">While many are still not opting for big <b>remodeling</b> jobs, companies like The <b>Home</b> Depot Inc. have posted increased profits over the same period last year. <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"></font><br /><font size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Equity-Research-on-The-Home-Depot-Inc-Lowes-Companies-Inc-Home-Improvement-Stores-Performing-1379891.htm"><b>and more&nbsp;&raquo;</b></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>