ThinkstockWhole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) may have just telegraphed the peak of the growth trends in organic and high-priced groceries. For years we have argued that investors need to think of Whole foods…
Courtesy Starbucks Corp.If investors did not understand the victory that Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) was bringing home when it acquired Teavana, they simply were not looking at reality nor at mathematics of growth. The…
If one bankruptcy in recent history was about as well telegraphed as you could ever imagine, it was the bankruptcy of Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK). This down and out company has made its…
lululemonLululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) may have a serious problem on its hands. Actually, make that “problems” rather than one problem. New reports of yoga pants being see-thru are making the rounds, as are…
ThinkstockAvon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The beauty products maker posted a diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of $0.01 on revenues of $2.32 billion. In…
courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings. Expectations were high because the stock was within one percent of trading at an all-time high yet again. Howard Schultz and…
The National Rifle Association is perhaps best known for gun-ownership rights and lobbying hard against any efforts to limit those rights. How many individuals consider the NRA a great publishing house? Apparently, the answer…
ThinkstockDaniel Dienst, the newly appointed CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO), has a reputation as a smart, no-nonsense guy with a lot of turnaround experience. He really will need at least…
Courtesy Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) reported first-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Friday morning. The consumer products maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.05 on revenues of…
courtesy of McDonald'sThe “2013 World’s Best Multinational Workforces” report has just been released by the Great Place to Work organization. Among the list of the top 25 companies are several that make products that…
ThinkstockTwo very defensive stocks for investors over the past generation or two have been the Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP). Coca-Cola has sales of soft drinks and other beverages. Pepsi…
ThinkstockLinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNDK) did what few firms have been able to, at least with any believability. It has ranked the most “in-demand employers,” based on a huge sample size. The research comes from “billions…
ThinkstockNews made the rounds this week that convenience store chain 7-Eleven would start selling fine wines in many of its locations. While you might have been able to only buy MD 20/20, Thunderbird or…
ThinkstockBy now you have probably noticed a series of big hits and really bad misses by the mattress makers when they report earnings and offer guidance. It is almost as if a bed bug…
Wikimedia CommonsPhilip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The tobacco products firm posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.44 on revenue of $7.93 billion.…