Earns Lowes

FILE- In this file photo taken July 8, 2009, a shopper exits the Lowe's home improvement center in Springfield, Ill. Lowe's Cos. said Monday, May 17, 2010, its first-quarter net income rose 2.7 percent as people spent more money on home-improvement projects and bought more big ticket items.(AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)