comScore data comes out monthly and it is very frequent where the trends come in almost exactly as you might have guessed when it comes to popular websites and the traffic growth. …
For years now, The Economist has computed its Big Mac index, a measure of purchasing power parity in the countries in which Big Macs from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) are sold. The…
Does the US consumers’ taste for coffee translate well into Chinese? It looks like Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is determined to find out. Sales and profits have picked up in the last…
China warned that QE2 could destabilize the global economy. (Reuters) Aol (NYSE: AOL) has tapped Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) to aid it in its pursuit of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). (Reuters) Some…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Douglas A. McIntyre Consumers who might remain unconvinced about an economic recovery still have to eat. And not all of them are eating at fast food restaurants. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) reported a third-quarter…
Reuters: The US will push a trade and foreign exchange agenda at the G20 meeting. Reuters: Fed officials are still not in agreement about quantitative easing. Reuters: American International…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) earnings were up again and it renewed its commitment to raise its dividend which adds to the return it has made to shareholders through buy-backs and improved pay-outs. The…
Douglas A. McIntyre Earnings season is well under way. The floodgates are open wide and we still have 6 more of the 30 DJIA components left to report this week. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Caterpillar…
Starbucks (NADSAQ: SBUX) will begin to offer new Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) online services as part of its free in-store WiFi plan. It already gives away some content on the network including WSJ.com,…
The bulls ran for cover today as commodities and financial stocks are pulling the market lower. After two huge ‘sell the news’ earnings reactions were followed by even more ‘sell the news’…
The week of October 18 to 22 is jam-packed with earnings. It also happens that eleven of the thirty DJIA components reporting earnings will be delivered next week. On deck are such…
Standard & Poor’s has released a very positive dividend development trend for 2010 that covers roughly 7,000 public shares that report dividend information. It is no small sum. The third quarter of…
The stock market had its best September since the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Investors are wondering whether the good times will last. The answer, according to Wall Street analysts, is a…
