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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BofA, Micron, Starbucks, Twitter and More
These are this the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, January 8.
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Retail
The Bullish and Bearish Case for McDonald’s in 2014
Can McDonald's get its traction back in 2014? 24/7 Wall St. has generated a bullish and bearish scenario for each Dow stock for 2014, including one for the Golden Arches.
Jon C. Ogg 7:12pm ET
Investing
The Worst Performing Stocks on the Dow in 2013
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up nearly 26% so far this year. While the index, which consists of stocks of 30 major U.S. companies, is a widely followed indicator of the…
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Services
McDonald’s Blames Outside Groups for Controversy
On Monday, the McResources website for employees of McDonald's suggested that employees avoid eating too much fast food, and showed a photo of something that looks very much like a McDonald's meal…
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Services
More Trouble for McDonald’s, This Time in Japan
courtesy of McDonald'sIn a statement in Tokyo after markets closed on Thursday, the Japanese arm of McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) issued a statement saying that net income would be about $48 million…
Paul Ausick 10:15am ET
Services
Darden Restaurants Wants to Shed Red Lobster
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI) said Thursday morning that it plans to hold a tax-free spin-off of its Red Lobster restaurants and that it would consider an outright sale of the chain.
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Investing
Merrill Lynch Top High-Quality and Dividend Yield Stocks to Buy for 2014
Wikimedia CommonsThe top firms on Wall Street for some time have stressed quality yield and dividend growth stocks over pure high-dividend stocks. The stocks that consistently grow their dividends are usually consistently…
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Retail
Is It Fair to Compare Amazon in Germany to Walmart? Probably Not
ThinkstockUpdated 10:46 a.m. 12/16/2013. The strike by Amazon workers from Germany due to what they believe is low pay has not caused any concern, or excitement, among investors — although it was…
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Pepsi Kicks Coke Out at Buffalo Wild Wings
Wikimedia Commons, Public DomainPepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has scored a win over chief rival The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO), taking the soft drink business at the more than 975 U.S. locations of…
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Is Fouled-Up Starbucks Promotion Responsible for Stock Price Dive?
courtesy of StarbucksShares of Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) were down nearly 3% in the first hour of trading Tuesday morning, and there is really no big news to explain the slide. One…
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Moved the Market on Monday
thinkstockDecember 9, 2013: Markets opened higher again Monday morning mostly because traders couldn’t get enough of Friday’s action. All three major indexes remained in positive territory all day, but by closing time…
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Same-Store Sales Should Add to Worries at McDonald’s
Wikimedia CommonsMcDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) is in a funk. Same-store sales rose just 0.5% year over year in November, and the company’s overall strategy is not doing much to turn the ship…
Paul Ausick 6:14am ET
Media
As NFL Season Draws to an End, Sponsors Fill League’s Pockets Online
thinkstockThe NFL is supposed to make money on TV rights and from major sponsors. Most of these sponsors are among the largest branded companies in the United States. And virtually all of them already…
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Retail
Fast-Food Worker Strikes Spread to 100 Cities
ThinkstockProtests and strikes by fast-food workers are expected to spread to 100 U.S. cities Thursday. This comes a little more than a year after a strike in New York, when 200 workers…
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Retail
Can Walmart and McDonald’s Afford a $15 Minimum Wage?
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.The holiday season seems as good a time as any to question whether Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) can afford to pay its workforce, some of whom make as…