Home Depot, sensing uneasy economic vibe from homeowners and contractors, trims outlook for 2024 [Video]

Home Depot’s second-quarter sales rose slightly as the nation’s biggest home improvement retailer benefitted from an $18 billion acquisition this spring, but customers continued to rein in spending because of broadly higher costs and elevated interest rates.

Sales edged up to $43.18 billion, from $42.92 billion, beating the $42.57 billion that Wall Street had expected, according to a poll by Zacks Investment Research.

The quarterly …