Dow Jones home improvement retailer Home Depot (HD) on Thursday announced plans to acquire SRS Distribution for $18.25 billion, the largest purchase in company history. HD stock ticked lower early Thursday on the news. X McKinney, Texas-based SRS Distribution is a residential specialty trade distribution company that serves professional roofers, landscapers and pool contractors. The […]
After a Maryland woman stopped by a 7-Eleven to pick up some snacks with her daughter, she started to scratch off two lottery tickets from her daughter. As the woman scratched one of her two $100,000 Ca$h instant tickets in the car after leaving the Edgewater store, she “was taken aback” when she noticed the […]
Two friends stick to a particular strategy when playing the lottery — and it led one to a big win in Maryland. “Neither one of us plays too often,” the winner’s friend told Maryland lottery officials, according to a Feb. 15 news release. When the friends do play, they buy two of the same ticket, […]
A North Carolina man couldn’t believe his eyes after he uncovered a six-figure lottery prize. “I really thought it was a dream and that I would wake up any second,” Nicholas Parker told North Carolina Education Lottery officials of the moment he realized his $200,000 win. “I was pinching myself.” Parker, who’s from Pittsboro, said […]