Wal-Mart Calling for Higher Minimum Wage?
Wal-Mart (WMT) issued a press release today calling for support in a minimum wage increase, and even disclosed that Lee Scott had called for a hike in the minimum wage in October 2005. Wal-Mart…
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By Chad Brand of Peridot Capitalist After years of trailing Netflix (NFLX), movie rental giant Blockbuster (BBI) has finally realized that it might have a competitive advantage over its main rival; about 8,500 storefronts…
Maybe Blockbuster Should Close Its Stores
Blockbuster (BBI) surpassed all expectations by announcing that its had reached 2 million online users, adding 500,000 since the end of Q3. Netflix (NFLX), the largest online movie rental company, should close the year…
Fall 2006 Consumer Spending Trends
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas ChangeWave Research shows that consumers have been very resilient. I’ve posted a few images below of overall spending patterns and summary of key findings which will…
ConAgra’s Victory Lap (CAG)
This column has been critical of ConAgra. Most of its brands are not first-tier market leaders. Its restructuring plans have been in doubt. But, ConAgra answered the bell. The company has sold off poor…
Analyzing Coke (KO)- A Warren Buffet Portfolio Holding
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas I’ve recently agreed to be a guest author for the excellent Stock Pickr as I believe it has added value to my investing and trading. Hence…
Analyzing Procter & Gamble (PG)
By Yaser Anwar, CSC of Equity Investment Ideas P&G maintained FY10 targets for 5-7% sales growth, operating margin expanded to 24% vs 19.4 in ’06 and EPS growth of around 10%. The sales and…
Lady’s Razors: P&G Gets Detailed (PG)
P&G says its integration with Gillette is going well. Sometimes it is the little things that show that big things are going well. The company said it would get back to double digit earnings…
Altria Gets Some Competition
Stocks: (MO)(GLH)( Altria’s Philip Morris is the largest tobacco company in the world. That gives the company a lot of economies of scale, especially in sourcing tobacco and getting shelf space for its cigarettes.…