7:08am ET
Retail
McDonald’s (MCD) Grows Too Much
If McDonald’s (MCD) keeps growing as fast as it is there won’t be any room left in the market for Starbucks (SBUX), Burger King, Dunkin’ Donuts, and all the little deli operators…
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5:11pm ET
Retail
Dunkin’ Donuts Kicks Starbucks (SBUX) While It Is Down
Dunkin’ Donuts plans to double its US stores to 15,000 by 2020. The management at the inexpensive coffee shop chain must have a crystal ball or a very good psychic. Not many…
5:26am ET
Retail
Starbucks (SBUX) Endorses McCain
Starbucks (SBUX) will begin offering a one-sheet newspaper that will cover the key issues which will have to be addressed by the candidates for president. The product is called the Good Sheet,…
Douglas A. McIntyre 2:53am ET
Media
Media Digest 9/8/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the government takeover of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) will do little to help the mortgage market short-term. Reuters writes that Lehman (LEH) made a number of…
2:50am ET
Media
Media Digest 8/29/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Lehman (LEH) may fire 1,200 workers. Reuters reports that Dell (DELL) said its Asia business was fine but offered a cautious forecast. Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will offer…
5:20am ET
Investing
When Will Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Take $1 A Year?
When times were tough, Apple’s (AAPL) Steve Jobs and Chrysler’s Lee Iaccoca took salaries of $1. Starbucks (SBUX) has just announced that its management will forgo taking raises next year. Since Starbucks…
Douglas A. McIntyre 2:46am ET
Media
Media Digests 8/28/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) cut its 2009 sales forecast by almost 7%. Reuters reports that Fannie Mae (FNM) changed several of its top executives. Reuters writes that Starbucks (SBUX) management will…
3:10am ET
Investing
Shorts See Market Bottom, Flee Financials (MER)(BAC)(LEH)(ABK)(WB)
Short sellers believe that they have seen the bottom for financial shares and exited the industry en masse. Shares sold short in Merrill Lynch (MER) fell 12.6 million to 42.3 million. Short…
5:45am ET
Investing
A Starbucks (SBUX) Share Buy-Back
Almost any time a company’s stock drops by half, management claims its goals are misunderstood and that the shares are cheap. This often leads boards to start buy-backs to drop the size…
6:48pm ET
Retail
Starbucks (SBUX): A Good Contrarian Investment
It’s been a tough run for contrarians. Badly beaten down companies facing overwhelmingly bearish negative market sentiment have continued to weaken: for now, the bearish masses have been right. Part of the…
11:41am ET
Retail
Nelson Peltz: Bought Hansen, Dumped Starbucks (HANS, SBUX, PFCB, HNZ, WEN, TUX)
We just got to take a look at the JUNE 30 holdings of Nelson Peltz via an SEC filing of his TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT GROUP. If you look throughout full filing you’ll…
2:42am ET
Media
Media Digest 8/6/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, a new tally of votes for the Yahoo! (YHOO) board election shows a high percentage of protest votes. Reuters reports that the Fed held rates steady and indicated it…
4:35am ET
Investing
Starbucks (SBUX) Chases The Economy Towards Its Bottom
Starbucks (SBUX) posted its first loss as a public company but gave investors something to hang on to. It reaffirmed that it will do better in fiscal 2009. To do that the…
Douglas A. McIntyre 2:50am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/31/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, T Boone Pickens is seeking an "army" of business leaders and citizens to back alternative energy. Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) posted if first loss as a public company…
3:19pm ET
Investing
Starbucks (SBUX) Has First Quarterly Loss In Its History
The expectations for Starbucks (SBUX) were very low. That probably has not been true since the company went public. But, Starbucks was able to come in below a worst case, the hallmark…
Douglas A. McIntyre