Repairs resulting from hurricanes and other natural disasters helped Home Depot beat estimates in its third quarter, and also caused the retailer to raise its outlook for the year.
The largest U.S. banks are keeping their exposure to the beleaguered retail sector in check, according to Fitch Ratings' latest Banks Chart of the Month.
It had been months since a data breach had consumed the news when Equifax burst on the scene in September, announcing that hackers may have accessed information on 145 million Americans.