REFILE-UPDATE 3-Home Depot profit falls as US housing woes weigh

Adds analyst quote, paragraph 3-4; company comment, byline) By Karen Jacobs ATLANTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc (HD.N: ) reported a 66 percent drop in profit on Tuesday as the U.S. housing meltdown hurt sales and it took a charge to close stores and curb expansion plans. The world's... [read full story]