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…
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) has been one of the greatest spin-off stories around in the restaurant sector this decade. McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) spun this company off in an IPO back…
These are some of the top pre-market analyst Downgrades and negative calls we are seeing this Thursday Morning: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley. AT&T (T) Cut…
This morning we had four different DJIA compomnents report earnings and so far all shares of these are indicated higher. AT&T (NYSE: T) posted $0.76 non-GAAP EPS vs. $0.76 estimates and generated…
This morning we had four different DJIA components report earnings and so far all shares of these are indicated higher. AT&T (NYSE: T) posted $0.76 non-GAAP EPS vs. $0.76 estimates and generated…
If the result from McDonald’s (MCD) say anything it is that the low end of the consumer market in the US has not died off. For the second quarter, MCD revenue moved…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reutere, Yahoo! (YHOO) profits were down, but the company maintained its full-year forecast. Reuters reports that Wachovia (WB) posted huge write-offs and losses for the last quarter. Reuters writes that…
Europeans must want to eat a lot of fatty food and get heavy like many Americans are. McDonald’s (MCD) will probably pick up a big chunk of its Q2 earnings out of…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Apple (AAPL) missed Wall St. expectations, sending the stock down by 10%. Reuters reports that American Express (AXP) profits fell on credit losses.
Probably the worst thing that ever happened to Starbucks (SBUX) was when McDonald’s (MCD) went into the premium coffee business. Consumer Reports even rated the fast food chain’s java ahead of the…
It used to be that DEFENSIVE STOCKS were the way to go during periods of uncertainty and during times of market sell-offs. But now that isn’t even working out. After we looked…
