5:58am ET
Retail
McDonald’s (MCD) Storms China
McDonald’s (MCD) is planning to open 500 new stores in China over the next three years. Why? Because it can. McDonald’s is one of a tiny handful of large American companies which…
WMT Coverage Page 203
3:54am ET
Media
Media Digest 2/18/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According, to Reuters, GM (GM) and Chrysler have asked for another $22 billion. Reuters reports that the SEC has charged Alan Stamford with “massive fraud.” Reuters reports that Trump’s image is being…
5:48pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Disclose Holdings S to Z (BRK-A, SNY, STI, TMK, USB, USG, UNP, UPS, WBC, WMT, WPO, WFC, WLP, WSC)
The final list of Warren Buffett’s year-end stock holdings from Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) are out and we broke them down alphabetically with this being the “S to Z” stock list. …
8:48am ET
Investing
Bill Gates Top Holdings (ABT, AN, BRK-A, BP, CNI, CAT, KO, COST, CCI, EK, XOM, FMX, JNJ, MCD, OTTR, RSG, SGP, WMT, WMI)
We compiled a list of the equity holdings of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and for Bill Gates’ personal investment vehicle Cascade Investment. These are as of December 31, 2008 and…
7:43am ET
Retail
Wal-Mart (WMT) Brings Home The Bacon
The last time Wal-Mart (WMT) made official forecasts for Wall St. there was a sense that the recession might be taking down the world’s largest retail despite its appeal to cost-conscious consumers.…
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:26am ET
Investing
Coke (KO) Comes Through, With China Out In Front
If only the stock market was made up of companies like Coke (KO), McDonald’s (MCD), P&G (PG), and Wal-Mart (WMT). But, it isn’t. They are among the few firms which can still…
4:20am ET
Investing
Shorts Move Out Of Big Retail And Consumer Products
JNJ Short sellers are not willing to bet that shares in large retailers or consumer products companies will go any lower. The are gambling that consumer spending has bottomed. Shares short in…
3:59am ET
Media
Media Digest 2/11/1009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Congress and The White House are working on the final stimulus package. Reuters reports that Wall St CEOs will defend their use of bailout money before Congress. Reuters reports…
1:39pm ET
Jobs
Pink Slips At Wal-Mart HQ? (WMT)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) was supposed to be a winner in the economic slide as the “trade down” shopping destination. It goes without saying that Wal-Mart has more than a few…
Douglas A. McIntyre 1:35pm ET
Economy
The Ten Companies That Will Lead The US Out Of The Recession
There are an extremely small number of companies which are likely to do relatively well during the recession, either because they are the market share leaders in their industries by a wide…
9:04am ET
Retail
Back to Normal: Wal-Mart Wins At Target’s Expense (WMT, TGT)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: WMT) appears to be back to its game of 2008 and late 2007 after being a bit cautious last month. The company beat its January expectations, and it…
5:29am ET
Retail
Costco (COST): Retailing’s Elite Start To Fail
There is an upper tier of retail companies both in the US and abroad. It has been assumed that these firms would not dodge a recession, but that they might keep their…
4:09am ET
Cars and Drivers
Saving The Car Industry By Tearing It To Pieces
The car industry in the US is no longer just under siege. It is irreparably broken. There are no longer circumstances under which costs can be cut enough to make the business…
9:00pm ET
Investing
The Companies With Dividends That Won’t Be Cut (MSFT)(MCD)(JNJ)(PG)
S&P has reported that the dividends of companies in its S&P 500 index are being cut at the fastest rate in fifty years. A report by the Associated Press says that even…
7:40am ET
Investing
Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AINV, BHI, BAC, WFR, MBT, OZM, SPWRA, STP, VIP, WMT)
These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious calls we are seeing from Wall Street this Wednesday morning: Apollo Investment (AINV) Cut to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan. Baker…