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Homeowners and consumers cut back on spending during Home Depot's most recent quarter as sales dropped nearly 4%.

But it isn't all bad news for the home improvement giant.

Sales for fiscal year 2025 rose by over 3%.

Here's CFO Richard McPhail during Tuesday's earnings call.

A spokesperson said Home Depot is analyzing the impacts of President Trump's announcement of new tariffs.

Meanwhile, the company is preparing to lay off about 800 corporate employees starting next month.

For NPR News, Marlon Hyde in Atlanta.

It has only been a few months since the record 43-day shutdown last fall, and now TSA employees must work without a paycheck again.

Tom Smith is an economist at Emory University.

Smith says that could lead to delays and major inconveniences for passengers.

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 47,000 transportation security officers, has not responded to a request for comment.

For NPR News, I'm Marlon Hod in Atlanta.

About 75 employees at Coca-Cola's Atlanta headquarters will lose their jobs towards the end of February, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act filing.

Lisa Chang, Coke's executive vice president and global chief people officer, wrote in a warned letter that the company anticipates workforce reductions will occur in waves over the coming months.

She adds that employees were given more than 60 days' notice and affected workers are not represented by a union.

Coca-Cola spokesperson Scott Leith says this is part of an ongoing process to eliminate some jobs while creating others, and the overall number of changes has yet to be determined.

For NPR News, I'm Marlon Hod in Atlanta.

Inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Ellen Silva just arrived from Baltimore.

She's staying until Tuesday.