On Monday, we’ll get to see earnings out of Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE:YUM). The estimates from First Call for the fast food franchise giant are $0.42 EPS on $3.14 billion in revenues. …
These are not the only pre-market analyst calls that are moving stocks, but these are the calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on: ADC Telecom (NASDAQ: ADCT) and Arris (NASDAQ: ARRS) raised to…
McDonald’s (MCD) last quarter results were undermined by slow same-store sales growth in the US. It only took the world’s largest fast food chain a day to start to talk about China.…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, another Fed rate cut may stimulate the housing market. Reuters reports that profits at American Express (AXP) fell 10%. Reuters writes that McDonald’s (MCD) will open 150 outlets in…
McDonald’s (MCD) was the greatest stock in the US until it wasn’t. Improvement in same-store sales in the US and overseas drove the stock from below $32 in June 2006 to over…
Revenue at McDonald’s (MCD) rose 6% in the fourth quarter to $5.754 billion. Operating income jumped 22% to $1.355 billion. Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa delivered quarterly results driven by an 11.4%…
Douglas A. McIntyre "It is a very counter-cyclical industry," Burger King (BKC) Chief Executive John Chidsey told Reuters. Have a look at the menu at the fast food chain or at larger competitor McDonald’s (MCD).…
Starbucks (SBUX) will offer a $1 cup of coffee. It will test the product anyway. It will also look into offering free refills for some of its products according to The Wall…
Just a couple of weeks ago McDonald’s (MCD) was the toast of the town. Same store sales were great and its breakfast menu was selling like hotcakes. It said it would put…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wall St. was taken by surprise when AT&T’s (T) chief said that the company was seeing soft home phone and internet business. So far, wireless spending seems OK. Since big company CEOs…
McDonald’s (MCD) will open coffee bars at 14,000 of its US outlets. According to The Wall Street Journal the "locations will install coffee bars with "baristas" serving cappuccinos, lattes, mochas and the…
According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) is pushing the mobile handset as the next major target for its products. Reuters reports that analysts are trimming forecasts for the first and second quarter of…
We are updating our list of tier-one Defensive Stocks since so many of these stocks have run up and since lists need continual updating. Our originally updated list of tier one defensive…
Over in the world of baseball where steroid-built great apes hit 60 home runs a season, there is still a place for what is known as "small ball". That approach to the…
According to Reuters, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) has bought control of Marmon Industries for $4.5 billion. Reuters writes that US retail sales were up a disappointing 3.6% for the holidays. Reuters reports that…
