The turnaround at Starbucks (SBUX) has been tough since Howard Schultz returned as CEO in January. The stock is down nearly 50% year-to-date as the company returns it focus to coffee, rearranges…
Jim Cramer wants people to sell all of their stocks. Even though the market may keep falling, that might not be a practical solution for everyone. There are several things investors can…
It appears that every stock in the market is being crushed, but that is not entirely so. Several companies in industries not likely to be badly by a deep recession are doing…
Ronald McDonald has just had a big meal and is picking his teeth.The stock market is telling him that McDonald’s (MCD) won’t be hurt by the recession. At $62, the shares of…
Updated: 31 October 2008 Not all companies and industries will be hit equally hard by the consumer credit crisis. Operations such as Procter & Gamble (PG), McDonald’s (MCD), and Wal-Mart (WMT) may…
Hope dies hard. A lot of Wall St. analysts still think that earnings from the S&P 500 companies will be up in aggregate in Q4 2008 compared with the same quarter last…
You know it’s a rough day in the market when even defensive stocks are weak or mixed. We are at least seeing a mixed bag from some of these. But the trend…
If McDonald’s (MCD) keeps growing as fast as it is there won’t be any room left in the market for Starbucks (SBUX), Burger King, Dunkin’ Donuts, and all the little deli operators…
Dunkin’ Donuts plans to double its US stores to 15,000 by 2020. The management at the inexpensive coffee shop chain must have a crystal ball or a very good psychic. Not many…
Almost any time a company’s stock drops by half, management claims its goals are misunderstood and that the shares are cheap. This often leads boards to start buy-backs to drop the size…
It’s been a tough run for contrarians. Badly beaten down companies facing overwhelmingly bearish negative market sentiment have continued to weaken: for now, the bearish masses have been right. Part of the…
McDonald’s (MCD) may be raising the prices on its "Happy Meals" and offering less attractive "Dollar Menus" None of that seems to matter. In July, same-store sales moved up 8%. Sales at…
Douglas A. McIntyre McDonald’s (MCD) is caught between the rising prices of commodities and the need to keep the cost of its food and drinks low. So, the company has decided it may raise what…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Freddie Mac (FRE) now has a negative net worth which means some investors think it should trade close to zero. Reuters writes that AIG (AIG) posted a huge loss…
When the Chinese government pushed its retail union into Wal-Mart (WMT) two years ago, the world’s largest retailer should have figured that it was only the beginning of trouble. Now labor has…
