courtesy of Hewlett-PackardMost investors know about the Dogs of the Dow as the five stocks from the 30 DJIA components with the highest common stock dividend yields. There is unfortunately a list…
courtesy of McDonald'sSome people have objected to the fact that McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) will keep many of its locations open for Christmas. Apparently, this breaks with a tradition of giving people the…
Trey Thoelcke ThinkstockIBM 5 in 5 International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) put out its “5 in 5,” detailing five important features computers will have in five years. The IBM forecast indicates computers could be…
ThinkstockBest CEO lists can be based on dozens of factors. For public companies, the best metric is usually share price. It is hard for chief executives to be considered very good if…
Guillaume Paumier / Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-3.0Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was the No. 1 company on the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards, a list of the 50 Best Places to Work for 2013. This…
courtesy of McDonald'sAfter a surprise drop in global sales last month, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) surprised analysts again this morning by posting a larger-than-expected rise of 2.4% in global same-store sales. November…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has been extraordinarily successful recently, and that is reflected in the firm’s share price, which has risen more than 20% in the past year. CEO and founder Howard…
thinkstockChina posts weak exports numbers, a sign that its economic improvement is uneven. (Reuters) Investors say they will sell about $39 billion in Greek debt back to the government. (Reuters) Yahoo! Inc.…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a poor growth forecast from Europe and a better-than-expected report on U.S. unemployment. The German central bank said this morning that Germany’s expected GDP…
No matter how sad the forecast, the year’s results for a few large America companies, the conditions of competition in their markets and the malaise that has draped much of economy makes…
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) issued its reaffirmed guidance after the close on Thursday. The press release seemed harmless enough, as the company was reiterating guidance for 13% earnings growth in 2013.…
The strike by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) workers that occurred off and on over the Thanksgiving/Black Friday weekend did not put a dent in the sales of the world’s largest retailer,…
ThinkstockIn a ruling that should really be no big surprise, Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DNKN) has lost its bid with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the phrase “Best…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as traders and investors return from a long holiday weekend. In Asia, the Bank of Japan released minutes of its last meeting, which included a…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO) cut to Neutral at Janney Capital. AK Steel Holding…
