A recent Gallup poll showed that most Americans view the Chinese economy as more powerful than America’s. The media regularly reports that China’s currency value is set to damage its trade equality with the…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gets approval from the European Commission and the U.S. to buy Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI). (Reuters) Boeing (NYSE: BA) signs a $22.4 billion deal with Lion Air. (Reuters) Moody’s…
Earlier today McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) reported that same-store sales for January rose 6.7%, higher that the company’s own earlier estimate of 6.1%-6.5%. The consensus analyst estimate was for a gain of…
Paul Ausick Aren’t toy promotions and fast food supposed to be a no-no? We would ask that of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today. Build-A-Bear Workshop is a retailer…
Jon C. Ogg Fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) reported this morning that same-store sales for January rose 6.7% year-over-year, higher that the company’s own earlier estimate of 6.1%-6.5%. Sales in the US rose 7.8%,…
Paul Ausick Instead of admitting that it has, in the past, sold food with too much sodium, salt and sugar, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has made a public relations bonanza of its decision to sell…
Just because certain products have a low price tag does not mean they cannot sell for billions of dollars. In fact, some of the cheapest products make the most money for their…
Jon OggThis last week brought many new analyst calls in key stocks. At the end of each week we review research calls looking for the best gems, the calls that made serious…
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is supposed to be immune from the woes of the world. Its share price is reflective of that. The company has managed to perform over and over and…
Jon C. Ogg Fast food giant Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) has rolled out a new breakfast menu at its Taco Bell stores to help it compete with rival McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) in the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Wednesday morning. DaVita, Inc. (NYSE: DVA) Raised to Outperform as Bull…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has another blow-out quarter driven by iPhone sales. (Reuters) Japan has its first trade deficit since 1980. (Reuters) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) posts weak earnings on a revenue drop. (Reuters)…
The small chain restaurant business become more difficult every day. Bennigans is trying to rebuild a business which went into Chapter 11. A&W group was sold by Yum! Brands because it is no…
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) has managed to beat earnings again. The Golden Arches sell fast food in good times and bad. Earnings were $1.33 EPS on a near 10% revenue gain to…
Jon C. Ogg Fast food giant McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) better than matched expectations this morning when it reported fourth quarter and full-year results. For the quarter, the company posted EPS of $1.33 on revenue…
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