Why Home Depot Is Suddenly Plunging

The home improvement retailer announced poor Q3 results Tuesday."You can do it. We can help." So goes the advertising slogan of Home Depot (HD 0.59%).Yet the sales, earnings, and share price of the home improvement retailer all need a lot of help right now. The stock was down as much as 5% in early trading on Tuesday.What's happening? An anemic Q3 and revised outlook The company announced third-quarter financial results on Tuesday morning, and they were somewhat dire.Revenue rose slightly, up 2.8% from a ye ...