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Can Yum! Buck the Downtrend in Casual Dining? (YUM, DRI, MCD, SBUX, CMG)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 11:18 am

After the markets close today, Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) will report its third-quarter earnings. Analysts are expecting EPS of $0.83 on revenue of $3.1 billion, compared with second-quarter EPS of ...
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McDonald’s Great Expansion Over The Great Wall of China (MCD, SBUX, YUM)

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 1:42 pm

If we can't get the Chinese to ease up on US solar panel makers, at least we're getting them to eat our food. A new research note indicates that McDonald's ...
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McDonald’s Misses… Has Its Cycle Finally Peaked? (MCD, YUM, SBUX, DNKN)

Posted: September 9, 2011 at 10:27 am

Same-store sales figures out this morning from McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) have come in weaker than the consensus estimate and that is dragging shares down by more than -4% in ...
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Coffee Prices Set to Fall (SBUX, MCD, GMCR, DNKN, KFT, SJM, KKD)

Posted: September 6, 2011 at 1:19 pm

Coffee prices rose steadily from July 2010 to March 2011, before dipping a little, and then climbing back to a price of more than $3/pound. The price today is about ...
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Endless Coffee Boom in Question: Caribou Insider Selling (CBOU, GMCR, SBUX, PEET)

Posted: August 15, 2011 at 12:02 pm

Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOU) is just one of the companies in the coffee system that has enjoyed great returns of late.  This retailer has chased the performance of ...
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McDonald’s: Lifting All Boats? (MCD, YUM, SBUX, DNKN, GMCR)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 10:20 am

McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) announced this morning that US same-store sales in July increased by 4.4%. In the announcement, the company noted especially its McCafe drinks and its "market-leading breakfast." ...
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A Lukewarm Beginning at Dunkin’ Donuts (DNKN, SBUX, MCD, YUM, PBJ)

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 10:46 am

It looked like Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNKN) was off to a great start following its IPO last week. Shares soared 50% from the offering price as investors piled ...
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Coffee Starts to Weigh on Roasters and Retailers (SJM, SBUX, GMCR, KFT, MCD, JO, CAFE)

Posted: June 9, 2011 at 1:15 pm

As is the case with crude oil, people just can't seem to get enough coffee. Global consumption of coffee rose 2.4% in 2010, to 134 million bags (each bag weighs ...
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Commodities Watch: Silver Streaking Again; Coffee is Steaming; Investors Shedding Exchange-traded Ag Funds (SLV, SIL, SLW, SBUX, SJM, MOO, DBA, CORN)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 2:40 pm

Today's commodities report takes a look at the recovery in silver, another comeback for coffee, and some concerns about agricultural exchange-traded products.  The price of silver is up about 4.5% ...
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Commodities Watch: Iron Ore Prices Hit China’s Steelmakers; Caterpillar Soars; Lumber Prices Remain Soft; Coffee at Near-Record High (BHP, RIO, VALE, CAT, WY, DHI, SBUX)

Posted: April 29, 2011 at 4:38 pm

Today's report on commodities begins with some sobering news from Chinese steel makers and some roaring news from a maker of heavy equipment. Lumber prices remain low, but arabica coffee ...
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Media Digest (2/16/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 16, 2011 at 4:07 am

Sanofi-Aventis will buy Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) for $20.1 billion. (Reuters) Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) beat earnings targets but investors remained concerned about future prospects amid growing competition. (Reuters) BHP Billiton (NYSE: ...
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Media Digest (1.7.2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 7, 2011 at 4:00 am

The Administration wants to cut $78 billion from the defense budget. (Reuters) Facebook has substantial profits. (Reuters) Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) says Kraft (NYSE: KFT) is blocking its grocery store plans. ...
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Media Digest 1.5.2011 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 6, 2011 at 4:01 am

LinkedIn will go public this year (Reuters) China said the yuan was not the cause of trade problem with the US (Reuters) BP plc (NYSE: BP) and other firms involved ...
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Starbucks May Pay Employees In Stock

Posted: December 19, 2010 at 7:01 am

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) may begin to pay US employees in stock if its plans in the UK are any indication. Starbucks shares have gone from $8 in March 2009 to ...
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Media Digest (11/30/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 30, 2010 at 4:21 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is near a deal to buy Groupon for $6 billion. (NYT) The Congressional Budget Office says the cost of TARP to taxpayers was only $25 billion. (Reuters) ...
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