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Investing
October Short Interest For NYSE Stocks
Following is the short interest in stocks of major companies traded on the NYSE. Figures are as of October 15 and compare to numbers on September 28, 2007. Most of the large…
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7:57am ET
Economy
DJIA Components 20 Years After The Crash (MO, GM, IBM, MCD, MRK, MMM, PG, UTX) Part 2
Astoday is the 20th anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash, 24/7 WallSt. wanted to go back in time to review how the individual DJIAcomponents held up around the time and how…
3:28pm ET
Investing
The Week In Review (BEAS, ORCL, MCD, C, GE, MSFT, BIDU, VMW, ERTS, TSCM, VM, WMT, COST, BA, VLO, EBAY)
This was a long and crazy week for stock traders, but the Bond weasels got Monday off and only had a four-day work week. Thursday was the mystery tank day when the…
7:11am ET
Retail
McDonalds Continues Its Gains (MCD)
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) is on a mission. The company has just raised guidance yet again with projections of $0.83 EPS versus $0.77 estimates. This does not include gains from the sale of Boston…
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Technology
As McDonald’s (MCD) Offers Free WiFi, Another Challenge To Starbucks (SBUX)
It has not come to the US. But, bet your bottom dollar, it will. McDonald’s (MCD) is offering free WiFi in its 1,200 stores in the UK. Starbucks (SBUX) offers T-Mobile WiFi…
5:12am ET
Retail
McDonald’s (MCD): A Coup De Grace For Starbucks
Crain’s Chicago Business has gotten its hands on the game plan for McDonald’s (MCD) to conquer the premium coffee world. As the business magazine put it: "In one of its biggest strategic…
3:22am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/2/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, most mutual fund companies side with management on proxy issues. The Wall Street Journal writes that Ebay (EBAY) is taking a $1.4 billion charge for Skype. The Wall Street…
5:25am ET
Retail
Coke (KO) and Pepsi (PEP): Soft Drinks In A Soft Economy
Coca-Cola (KO) and Pepsi (PEP) keep making new highs. Yesterday, Coke hit $57.33, a few pennies from its 52-week peak. At $72.62, the same is true of Pepsi (PEP). So far this…
6:31am ET
Investing
Starbucks (SBUX) Gets Downgraded
After watching its stock fall for most of the last year, Starbucks (SBUX) watched Bank of America add insult to injury. It downgraded the stock from neutral to sell. The reason was…
7:08am ET
Investing
Pre-Market Analyst Calls (September 25, 2007)
ACLI cut to Hold at Cantor Fitzgerald.ARRS cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.BKR cut to Neutral at Oppenheimer.BRCM cut to Mkt Perform at FBR. BZH started as Sell at UBS.CAKE started as…
4:53am ET
Retail
Starbucks: Giving Away 50 Million Apple iTunes Download
It is not a good sign. Starbucks (SBUX) will give away 50 million downloads as part of its new service with Apple (AAPL). The venture allows iTunes customers to go online for…
8:24am ET
Investing
McDonald’s: Management Matters
McDonald’s was in pretty bad shape in late 2003, as a recent AP article points out. The stock is up from $12 then to $55 today. The AP attributes the improvement to…
11:58am ET
Retail
Founder Defends Starbucks (SBUX)
Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks (SBUX) defended his company’s growth plans in an interview with The New York Times. His two points for investors in the company are that Starbucks has…
5:39am ET
Retail
Is McDonald’s Walking Out On Wal-Mart?
McDonald’s (MCD) used to be the exclusive fast food supplier in Wal-Mart (WMT) stores. Subway is now taking over a number of those spots. According to The Wall Street Journal, Subway is…
3:22am ET
Investing
Media Digest 9/14/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Intel (INTC) received antitrust charges from a branch of the South Korean government. Reuters writes that Campbell (CPB) is seeking over $1 billion for its Godiva chocolate business. Reuters…