Reuters:Ā Ā Geithner says there is no risk of a global currency war. Reuters:Ā Ā Hedge fund investors favor the stock market Reuters:Ā Ā Oil moved above $82 as China crude imports grew. Reuters:Ā Ā Sony…
Short sellers aggressively sold offĀ shares of companies which have lost value over the last month, perhaps on the chance that a rising market will life all ships. For the period ending…
Standard & Poorās has released a very positive dividend development trend for 2010 that covers roughly 7,000 public shares that report dividend information.Ā It is no small sum.Ā The third quarter of…
Reuters:Ā Ā The Chinese premier said he would not succumb to pressure from the US on the value of the yuan. Reuters:Ā Ā An SEC watchdog said the timing of the charges against Goldman…
Attention hipsters and wannabe hipsters: the price of your finely crafted Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) caffeinated beverage is going up. Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz, who has lead a remarkable turnaround at…
Douglas A. McIntyre Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has made a remarkable recovery. Earnings rose in the last three quarters. Cost savings driven by 12,000 layoffs and hundreds of store closings in 2008 have significantly helped margins.…
Douglas A. McIntyre Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 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…
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has just announced that it is taking control of Starbucks Brazil.Ā The company has assumed 100% ownership and 100% operating control of Starbucks Brazil through the acquisition of…
Jon C. Ogg Reuters:Ā Ā There do not appear to be any bids to rival BHP Billitonās (NYSE: BHP) for Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters:Ā Ā A US government agency is considering more self-regulation for oil Reuters:Ā Ā GM…
These are some of this Wednesdayās top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: AutoNavi Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: AMAP) Started as Outperform at Pacific Crest. Avago Technologies Limited…
Free Wi-Fi has been a marketing tool at restaurant and beverage establishments including McDonaldās (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Now Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has decided the service will help it attract…
Starbucks Corp.Ā (NYSE: SBUX) Chief Executive Howard Schultz took plenty of grief earlier this year after his company awarded him a $1 million bonus at a time when the coffee retailer was…
Douglas A. McIntyre The recession that began in 2007, and by some accounts is only barely over now, shut down and largely reversed the growth of most American companies. Those that grew through the period…
2009 was the year that dividends were cut or went on hold. Ā 2010 is becoming the greatest year of increases and initiations of dividends that the markets have ever seen.Ā There are…
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) showed solid sales and earnings growth and boostedĀ its dividend last week.Ā Our initial take based upon the reaction to the guidance is that this turnaround has fully…
Jon C. Ogg 