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Jon C. Ogg

McDonald’s Has Yum! Envy in China (MCD, YUM)

McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) may be the world’s largest fast food chain. In fact, we have even noted how it is effectively worth more than all public US restaurant companies combined.  The company is…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

New Upside Energy Targets (SE, RRC, DVN, XOM)

By Eric Chenoweth of Morningstar The energy sector has some key players trading at a discount to a longer-term fair value.  Morningstar highlights this with new updated price targets in the energy patch, and…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

Greek Bond Auction Versus U.S. Bond Auctions (NBG)

We have been given the pricing of Greece’s seven-year benchmark note offering.  Frankly, the yield is rather surprising.  The 5 Billion Euro issue bears a 5.90% coupon for an April 20, 2017 maturity date, …

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

Selling American Idol and Elvis (CKXE)

CKX, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKXE) is for sale.  This morning the company confirmed that it was in discussions about a possible transaction.  This is not your typical merger, not at all.  CKX owns the rights…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

Oracle.. Great, Good, But Not Enough (ORCL, SAP)

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) came out with earnings today, and as usual it beat estimates.  We have seen earnings of $0.38 in non-GAAP EPS on $6.47 billion in revenues (an 18% gain).  This compares…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago