The three major US stock indexes opened higher this morning following European Central Bank president Mario Draghi’s promise to “do whatever it takes to preserve the euro” (our coverage here). What he…
As of late last week we had many potentially imminent buyouts that could have hit the market. When we were just finishing the report draft on Friday is when the Amylin Pharmaceuticals,…
In what might seem to be an anomaly, retail stocks are getting dumped on today following the US Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Obamacare. An retail group, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA),…
Huntington Asset Advisors has announced the launch of an actively managed exchange-traded fund via Huntington Strategy Shares called the Huntington EcoLogical Strategy Shares ETF (HECO). This is the first of two ETFs the firm…
courtesy Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) are getting hit today following an announcement by Kroger Inc. (NYSE: KR) that the grocery retailer will begin…
Somehow Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) made it onto the Interbrand list of Best Global Brands 2011. With a valuation of $3.5 billion, it sits near smartphone giant HTC and very close to Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Its presence…
China, India, Brazil… all part of the BRIC nations along with Russia. The growth of those three nations has been slowing and the concern is growing that these nations and much of Latin…
Some investors believe that Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is spread too thickly with it efforts in Asia, additions of new energy and fruit drinks, and efforts to further conquer the grocery store business. CEO…
Douglas A. McIntyre Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) hit a new two-year low earlier this morning but Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) may be coming to the rescue. The hope is that Green Mountain’s…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Ariba…
ThinkstockFood processor J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) announced this morning that it was lowering the price on its coffee brands by an average of 6% “in response to sustained declines in green…
courtesy Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.Our story last night after Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) reported shares down more than -37% after the company screwed up in just about every…
Paul Ausick Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) has reported its earnings and the report is not looking pretty. Second quarter sales were up 37% at $885.1 million and its earnings came to…
Jon C. Ogg Philp Falcone receives extensions from creditors owed money by his high-speed wireless company LightSquared. (Reuters) Social gifting is a growing part of e-commerce. (Reuters) Barron’s says Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) could join…
Coffee merchant Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) must be wondering today what it needs to do to impress investors. For its second fiscal quarter, the company reported revenues of $3.2 billion and EPS…
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