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  "id": 1701598,
  "title": "Earnings live updates: Klarna stock plunges on trimmed guidance, Home Depot gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/earnings-live-updates-klarna-stock-plunges-on-trimmed-guidance-home",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:59:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/earnings-live-updates-klarna-stock-plunges-on-trimmed-guidance-home-depot-gains-115925351.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Home Depot's (HD) second quarter earnings report exceeded analyst expectations on Thursday, August 13, 2026, as the company reported a 6% revenue growth to $47.9 billion. Adjused earnings also surpassed predictions, increasing by 0.2% to $4.79. Home Depot's Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail and Senior Executive Vice President Ann-Marie Campbell are currently overseeing the company during CEO Ted Decker's medical leave. While customers visited Home Depot less frequently than usual, their spending increased significantly during visits, leading to a 1.7% increase in same-store sales, which surpassed the expected 1%. The US same-store sales grew by 1.3%, higher than the anticipated 0.9%.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Klarna says CFO Niclas Neglén and CMO David Sandström plan to step down in early 2027, and lowers its full-year GMV guidance; KLAR falls 19%+ pre-market (Connor Hart/Wall Street Journal)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/klarna-says-cfo-niclas-neglen-and-cmo-david-sandstrom-plan-to-step",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:45:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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