McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) reported third-quarter results before markets opened this morning. The fast-food restaurant chain posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.43 on revenues of $7.15 billion. In the…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened lower this morning and really never got on track the entire day. The lower opening was likely a reaction to China’s weakest quarterly GDP growth…
Jon OggThe Value Investing Congress often generates some stock-moving buzz around shares as some of the key money managers and hedge fund managers get to present their case for why they see…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Friday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy with $39 target at…
Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM), which owns KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell stores, today raised its quarterly dividend from $0.285 to $0.335, an annual hike of about 18%. The annual dividend…
The three major US stock indexes opened mixed this morning with the Nasdaq Composite slightly negative on an unexpectedly weak earnings report from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (more coverage here). A weak…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday morning. Amgen Corp. (NASDAQ: AMGN) raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse. Apple…
The three major US stock indexes opened roughly flat this morning as Spanish 10-year bond yields rose to 7.5% and Moody’s cut Germany’s outlook to ‘negative’ after the markets closed last night…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Tuesday morning. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) started as Outperform at William Blair.…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning after Spanish bond yields rose above 7% again and the country’s Valencia region asked for central government assistance in paying its debts.…
The stock market is down Friday over further concerns in Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 0.78%, the Nasdaq is down 0.83% and the S&P 500 is down 0.73%. Today’s market…
Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) have plunged more than 18% in premarket trading Friday, following Thursday’s second-quarter report that indicated a slowdown in customer traffic growth. The fast-casual restaurant operator…
Trey Thoelcke The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning as investors continue to hope for more central bank stimulation in weakening global economy. These investors are probably right that something will…
Thursday will mark yet another important day for this earnings season. The second quarter became more challenging for many companies, as we noted about so many tech warnings weighing on shares last…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Tuesday. Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU): Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. Amazon.com, Inc.…
