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Media Digest (12/9/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg
Jon Corzine of MF Global says he does not know where much of the firm’s funds went. (Reuters) Samsung wins the legal fight over whether it can sell its tablet PC in…
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McDonald`s Corp
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McDonald’s Same-store Sales Rise in November (MCD)
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) reported that global same-store sales rose 7.4% in November as each of the company’s three geographic regions posted gains. In the US and Europe, sales were up 6.5%,…
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All 30 DJIA Dividend Trends into 2012, Stock by Stock (DIA, AA, AXP, T, BAC, BA, CAT, CVX, CSCO, KO, DD, XOM, GE, HD, HPQ, IBM, INTC, JNJ, JPM, KFT, MCD, MMM, MRK, MSFT, PFE, PG, TRV, UTX, VZ, WMT, DIS)
The economic choppiness is coming to a head with the age of dividend hikes. The pressure is going to remain for companies to continue returning capital to shareholders while also looking for…
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McDonald’s Wins Again, Same Store Rockets
The recession-proof, big-dividend-paying, 52-week-high-trading, largest fast food company on the globe, McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) posted remarkable same-store sales worldwide. McDonald’s global comparable sales growth of 5.5% in October. In the U.S., comparable sales…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:12pm ET
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24/7 Closing Bell (ORCL, RNOW, CAT, MCD, IVN, PAL, RGLD, MAT, SJM, SLE, CI, HS, ETN, LO, METR, NFLX, TXN, ADLR, MOBI, ASYS, SXCI, DRAM)
Stocks opened higher this morning, helped along by a host of merger announcements. Techs got boost when Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) said it would pay $1.5 billion for cloud-based customer service provider…
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, A, DECK, GPN, TV, HMIN, ITC, IVN, ERIC, MMC, MCD, PAL, RGLD, TEVA, TLAB, TCBI)
Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) added to Strong Buy List at Zacks.…
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24/7 Closing Bell (BP, DRYS, STX, PETM, BHP, F, MCD, GE, CMG, FSL, APKT, CALX, GMCR, PCYO, SYNA, RCON)
A raft of good earnings reports pushed the markets higher at opening this morning, sending the Dow Industrials up about 200 points at mid-day. For some reason traders are hopeful that this…
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Top 9 Earnings Previews for the Rest of the Week (T, MSFT, GE, HON, MCD, VZ, COF, CMG, PM)
We have already seen waves and waves of earnings reports this week, yet we have many more Dow Jones Industrial Average companies reporting earnings and several other key companies that investors and…
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IBM Gives Big Mixed Picture: Earnings to Outlook (IBM, DIA, SPY, CVX, MCD)
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) has now reported its third quarter earnings report at $3.28 EPS and $26.2 billion in sales. Thomson Reuters was looking for $3.22 EPS and $26.25 billion…
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Obesity Drags on the Economy
ChartObese people do not just risk their own health; their health problems cripple the economy. GDP would be given a boost if the number of fat people fell sharply. The Obama administration…
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Top Earnings Previews for the Week Ahead (C, IBM, AAPL, BAC, KO, GS, INTC, JNJ, SCCO, YHOO, AXP, T, MSFT, GE, HON, MCD, VZ)
Jon OggEarnings season is upon us and so far things are shaping up either a bit better, or less-bad, than what the news reports and headlines might have led investors to believe.…
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What Will a China Trade War Cost?
The Senate passed a bill that would press China to allow the value of its currency to rise. It is time to take stock of what the action would cost America if…
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The Most Popular Companies On Facebook
Walmart announced a partnership today with the world’s largest social media service offering unique Facebook pages for 3,500 of its stores. The move, according to the world’s largest retailer, is an effort…
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America’s Recession-Proof Companies
With fears of a new economic downturn, investors have become concerned about sales and profits of large companies. But there are companies that have already proven themselves in the recent recession. They…
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Can Yum! Buck the Downtrend in Casual Dining? (YUM, DRI, MCD, SBUX, CMG)
After the markets close today, Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) will report its third-quarter earnings. Analysts are expecting EPS of $0.83 on revenue of $3.1 billion, compared with second-quarter EPS of $0.63 on…