If we can’t get the Chinese to ease up on US solar panel makers, at least we’re getting them to eat our food. A new research note indicates that McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:…
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: MTGE) Started as Hold…
Same-store sales figures out this morning from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) have come in weaker than the consensus estimate and that is dragging shares down by more than -4% in the first…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN), Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU), McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:…
Yahoo! Finance: Economic gloom piles pressure on G7 finance talks USA Today: Reports: Bank of America could cut at least 28,000 jobs Zerohedge: MCDONALD’S AUG. U.S. EUROPE COMP SALES UP 2.7%, EST.…
ThinkstockCoffee prices rose steadily from July 2010 to March 2011, before dipping a little, and then climbing back to a price of more than $3/pound. The price today is about $2.80/pound and…
Jon OggThe recovery has been stalling and it is becoming easier and easier to argue that the next recession (often mislabeled as a double-dip recession) is afoot. Friday’s net-zero in August non-Farm…
Europe posted anemic GDP growth in the second quarter of 2011, but the continent can still avoid a double-dip recession if European governments could solve a few problems. First is high unemployment…
Steve Jobs’s transition from CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to chairman has caused a great deal of ink to be spilt on the departure of other famous CEOs, such as Walt Disney,…
Most companies want to be number one in their markets. Once there, however, they have trouble keeping the top spot for long. They are flanked by smaller, nimbler companies that have better…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer. Canadian…
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) announced this morning that US same-store sales in July increased by 4.4%. In the announcement, the company noted especially its McCafe drinks and its “market-leading breakfast.” World-wide, same-store…
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Monday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG), McDonald’s Corporation (NASDAQ: MCD), and Royal…
The S&P downgrade of the United States may have the investment community in a fuss, but many investors saw this coming long before. To say that investors will not see a knee-jerk…
Jon OggEach morning we cover numerous analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research firms which we think will have an impact on stocks and sectors. After each week we review…
