Here’s a round-up of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock briefings from this week. Home Depot (NYSE:HD) company shares ended the week at 28.74 (as of 8/27/2010).

Weekly News Roundup: Home Depot (NYSE:HD)

Monday 23 August

The Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the world’s largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it is now selling the first affordable 40W equivalent LED bulbs on its website.

This comes ahead of legislation that will render some conventional incandescent bulb obsolete, ushering in a new era in lighting.

With its move to sell LEDs, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is ahead of the curve.

Wednesday 25 August

Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) said it will participate in the testing phase of a new Bank of America system next month that will let people pay New York-area merchants through mobile phones instead of swiping their credit or debit cards.

Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) is among the few merchants selected for the testing, along with McDonald’s, and New York City taxis.

We will continue checking the Home Depot (NYSE:HD) stock level for developments over the next few weeks.