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Zynga’s 15% Stock Loss — Lemmings over the Cliff

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 6:16 am

Zynga’s (NASDAQ: ZNGA) shares are down 15% over the past two days, a little more than those of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) after its initial public offering. There are several critical difference ...
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No Beef in Wendy’s Results (WEN, MCD, YUM, CMG, JACK)

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 8:32 am

The Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ: WEN) reported first quarter earnings this morning and managed to post another profit -- barely. The company reported adjusted EPS of $0.01 versus a consensus estimate ...
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Major Defensive Hit: McDonald’s Crushed In Latin America (MCD, ARCO, YUM)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 12:58 pm

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is supposed to be the king of defensive stocks. It pays a dividend of close to 3%, it was the best performing DJIA component in 2011, ...
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Is Good Times Four Times More Valuable Today Than It Was A Week Ago? (GTIM, MCD, YUM, SBUX, DRI, CMG, SONC)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 2:50 pm

Just one week ago Good Times Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ: GTIM) stock was available for about $1.50/share. Today the share posted a new 52-week high of $5.98 on no news. In ...
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McDonald’s Offers No Surprises (MCD, YUM, SBUX)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 8:45 am

Same-store sales in US McDonald’s Inc. (NYSE: MCD) stores rose 8.9% in the first quarter, substantially higher the 5.5% rise in same-store sales in the company’s Asia/Pacific, Middle East, and ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/10/2012) Chinese Inflation, iPhone 5

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 6:47 am

China’s inflation rose to 3.6% in March, mostly because of food prices. A number of economists said the move was an anomaly. That is only true if food supplies stabilize, ...
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Bloomin’ Brands IPO

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 6:45 am

Bloomin’ Brands, the owner of Outback Steakhouse, will try to raise $300 million through an IPO. The deal may succeed although the company's other brands are hardly known--Carrabba’s Italian Grill, ...
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Burger King to Go Public Again

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 6:49 am

Burger King, privately held for more than three years, will begin to trade on the New York Stock Exchange again soon. Its current owners must have an eye on the ...
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Fast-Food Chains with the Most Unhealthy Customers

Posted: March 23, 2012 at 6:38 am

While most Americans are happy with their family, friends and home life, more than one in five Americans are unhappy with their health. According to a new survey conducted by ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (3/22/2012) Airline Trouble, Europe Economy Shrinks

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 6:38 am

The CEO of McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), Jim Skinner, will retire at mid-year. No matter what critics have to say about the danger of fast food and marketing it to children, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACI, CZR, COF, ETFC, GPS, NUE, PCX, S, TSL, UPS, WYNN, YGE, YUM)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 8:20 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs. Caesars Entertainment ...
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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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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (YUM, DMD, NLY, MS, UBS, AGU, CVS, RL, RAI, TWX, DIS, WYN, BWLD, CSCO, CZR, FFN, TNK, AKAM, NURO)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 4:06 pm

The US equity markets opened slightly higher this morning, but soon turned around and spent the rest of the morning lower before returning to about even by afternoon. Equities could ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (NLY, MT, BP, CBOE, DMD, RDY, ING, MS, NOV, OPEN, SOHU, UBS, VSH, YUM)

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 8:18 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE: NLY) Cut to Market ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (SIRI, IBM, AZN, URBN, ZOLT, YUM, MT, BP, KO, EMR, LPX, MNI, CSTR, SPF, NSU, BPAX)

Posted: February 7, 2012 at 4:06 pm

US equity markets opened lower this morning, but after the first hour or so of trading, the three major indexes moved to positive territory where they remained for the rest ...
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