Customer Traffic Gains Power a 14% Spike in Home Depot Inc. Earnings

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) posted quarterly results this week that were highlighted by accelerating sales gains and a double-digit boost in profits. The retailer also raised its top-line and bottom-line outlooks for the full year.

More on that improving forecast in a moment. First, here's how the big-picture operating results stacked up against the prior year:

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