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Media Digest (3/22/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 6:37 am

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) tries to end a legal case concerning fraud in its CDO sales. (Reuters) China’s factory activity slows, as evidenced by the HSBC flash PMI of 48.1, a low reading. ...
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McDonald’s CEO Retires

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 6:16 am

Jim Skinner, the chief executive of McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) announced he will retire this summer.  Critics have to attacked him about the danger of fast food and marketing it to children. But, Skinner ...
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Hamburgers Going Gourmet (MCD, WEN, SONC, JACK)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 12:15 pm

During the recent Great Recession, the big fast food chains like McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD), The Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ: WEN), Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC), Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Wendy’s New Number 2 in Burger Sales (WEN, MCD, MCG, SBUX, PNRA)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 4:25 pm

There’s a new number two among hamburger restaurant chains. The Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ: WEN) has surpassed privately held Burger King in total sales, with $8.5 billion in 2011 sales compared ...
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The 10 Largest Hedge Funds in America

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 6:01 am

By now, most investors know that the large hedge funds are run by billionaires rather than millionaires. What many investors might not know is that some hedge funds are reaching ...
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Sector Shift: McDonald’s Peers May Finally Be More Attractive (MCD, YUM, WEN, JACK, CMG)

Posted: March 8, 2012 at 3:52 pm

Economic uncertainty, higher food costs, and higher labor costs... Those are not usually supposed to be a worry for the likes of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD).  After all, it has ...
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An Unexpectly Benign View of China

Posted: February 14, 2012 at 6:42 am

A recent Gallup poll showed that most Americans view the Chinese economy as more powerful than America’s. The media regularly reports that China’s currency value is set to damage its trade equality ...
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Media Digest (2/14/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 14, 2012 at 6:41 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gets approval from the European Commission and the U.S. to buy Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI). (Reuters) Boeing (NYSE: BA) signs a $22.4 billion deal with Lion Air. ...
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Walmart Decides to Cut Sales of Unhealthy Foods

Posted: February 7, 2012 at 6:51 am

Instead of admitting that it has, in the past, sold food with too much sodium, salt and sugar, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has made a public relations bonanza of its decision ...
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Ten Cheap Products Making American Companies Billions

Posted: January 30, 2012 at 6:53 am

Just because certain products have a low price tag does not mean they cannot sell for billions of dollars. In fact, some of the cheapest products make the most money ...
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24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Calls of the Week (T, ADP. BBY, CHK, DNDN, ETFC, JCP, JPM, GS, MS, JEF, KLAC, LIFE, MCD, KORS, NFLX, VPRT, ZNGA)

Posted: January 28, 2012 at 10:19 am

This last week brought many new analyst calls in key stocks.  At the end of each week we review research calls looking for the best gems, the calls that made ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (DVA, DNDN, GS, HGG, KEY, MCD, MS, ORCL, RF, SBUX, ZNGA)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:15 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. DaVita, Inc. (NYSE: DVA) Raised to Outperform as ...
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Media Digest (1/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:35 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has another blow-out quarter driven by iPhone sales. (Reuters) Japan has its first trade deficit since 1980. (Reuters) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) posts weak earnings on a revenue ...
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McDonald’s Shows What Continued Earnings Success Looks Like (MCD)

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 8:24 am

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) has managed to beat earnings again.  The Golden Arches sell fast food in good times and bad.  Earnings were $1.33 EPS on a near 10% revenue ...
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11 DJIA Reporting Earnings This Week (DD, JNJ, MCD, TRV, VZ, BA, UTX, T, CVX, PG)

Posted: January 23, 2012 at 12:56 pm

This coming week is going to be yet another action packed week of big corporate earnings which will move markets or will move their sectors.  24/7 Wall St. has identified ...
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