The Home Depot(NYSE:HD): Home Depot, a U.S. home and building materials retailer, said Feb. 21 that it will spend an additional $1 billion to raise the wages of its hourly workers. Home Depot did not disclose the average salary of employees after the raise, but said the starting salary was at least $15 an hour. The hourly wage increase, which went into effect Feb. 6, will raise wages for all hourly workers in the U.S. and Canada.