Most analysts thought that write-offs of auction-rate securities at public companies would cost shareholders. That turned out to be right. The paper was taken on board by companies that believed that it…
Yesterday was a more than interesting day for Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX). The stock rose more than 6% to $17.05 after funds disclosed stakes in the coffee retailing giant. Activist investor Nelson…
The hallmark of some of the most successful companies over the last fifty years is that the CEOs spent a great deal of their time with customers and at company locations around…
Starbucks began the rocky phase of its relationship with Wall St. when its former CEO said that the company would eventually have 40,000 outlets. It had well under half of that when…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, bank analysts are concerned that Citigroup’s (C) decision to raise money signals more trouble ahead for banks. Reuters reports that Starbucks (SBUX) will sharply cut the number of stories…
In a sign of self-loathing, Starbucks (SBUX) is turning to non-coffee drinks to rescue it. The coffee chain will begin selling smoothies and Italian iced drinks this summer. The firm hopes the…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, the Fed will probably cut rates and them pause for some time Reuters writes that senior financiers see the current economic situation as a recession on Main Street and …
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has become a short seller’s dream. Shares sold short in the company moved up by 4.9 million to 39.8 million on April 15 compared to the figures on March…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Nasdaq data for the period ending April 15, short sellers moved aggressively out of tech shares. The figure compare with those posted on March 31. The short interest in Microsoft…
Football stars and CEOs pride themselves on winning when the chips are down, when things look to be at their worst. Elias Sports Bureau and legions of demented math Ph.Ds keep statistics…
Douglas A. McIntyre Starbucks (SBUX) is now dead, just not buried. The company warned on earnings for the quarter and the year. Howard Schultz’s attempt at a turnaround never made it out the door. He…
Douglas A. McIntyre Once a year, the firm Millard Brown puts out its BrandZ 100 Most Valuable Brands. The data used for the list comes from consumer research and financial data on the companies. The…
It has been one year since 24/7 Wall St. looked at over 40 Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) from Texas to New York. Since then, the company has replaced its CEO with the company’s…
Try to get a Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) at 3 AM. No such luck. But, according to data given to us by McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), more than 30% of its 13,700 US stores…
It has been one year since 24/7 Wall St. looked at over 40 Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) from Texas to New York. Since then, the company has replaced its CEO with the company’s…