6:26am ET
Investing
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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4:11am ET
Investing
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…
7:27pm ET
Investing
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…
11:18am ET
Retail
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…
2:31pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Top Debt & Credit Rating Agency Actions (MCD, CRH, CHK, WFC, TXN, CTL, EK, CODI)
Today’s ratings actions start of with a real no-brainer. McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) received an ‘A’ rating from Fitch Ratings on a new $500 million 2.625%, 10.25-year senior unsecured note due January…
7:45am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Calls of the Week (CARB, GLW, DG, INTC, LOGI, LULU, MAKO, MCD, MCP, NFLX, NBG, P, RENN, YHOO, YNDX, YOKU, LVS, WYNN, BAC, WFC)
Jon OggEach morning we review our top upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall St. research notes. We then look back over these at the end of the week to more closely review…
2:20pm ET
Investing
The Great Overlooked Dividend Hikes During the Panic (COV, CXS, DISCA, FITB, F, HST, LVS, LMT, MCD, MSFT, NEM, O)
This was no good week for stocks even if the markets have bounced off the lows numerous times on Friday. The low of the DJIA on Friday morning of 10,638 was down…
8:21am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, NLY, ADM, GLW, MCD, P, PTEN, PEP, RMBS, TKC, UA, VFC, VIP, XLNX, YOKU)
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Started as Outperform at William Blair.…
6:23am ET
Investing
The Nike and McDonald’s Economy
Nike (NYSE: NKE) is one of the few companies that posted strong profits for the past quarter and offered optimistic guidance going forward. It joins McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) as one of the…
10:38am ET
Retail
Chipotle Going Asian (CMG, PFCB, MCD)
Chipotle Mexican Grill IncChipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG) opens its first Asian-themed store today, called ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, in a move calculated to take advantage of consumer demand for limited-service…
8:21am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARX, AMSF, AMAT, MT, BP, BTI, CRZO, LFC, DOLE, ITMN, LNKD, MCD, MHP, NCR, ONXX, PTEN, PAA)
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE: ARX) Raised to Conviction Buy List…
12:20pm ET
Retail
Yum! Dividend Hike Poses A New Challenge To McDonald’s (YUM, MCD, EAT)
Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) has raised its dividend yet again. Today’s news of a 14% increase in the payout rate for the quarterly dividend comes to $0.285. Based upon a $52.60…
1:42pm ET
Retail
McDonald’s Great Expansion Over The Great Wall of China (MCD, SBUX, YUM)
If we can’t get the Chinese to ease up on US solar panel makers, at least we’re getting them to eat our food. A new research note indicates that McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:…
8:12am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MTGE, AMAT, BX, BRCM, DOW, DD, FITB, GNW, GS, HUN, JPM, LYB, M, MCD, SPWRA, TWI, VRSN)
Jon OggThese are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: MTGE) Started as Hold…
10:27am ET
Retail
McDonald’s Misses… Has Its Cycle Finally Peaked? (MCD, YUM, SBUX, DNKN)
Same-store sales figures out this morning from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) have come in weaker than the consensus estimate and that is dragging shares down by more than -4% in the first…