Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ: SBUX), the home of the $4 latte, has moved down market for some time to defend its turf against firms like McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) which offer less expensive “designer” coffee. The world’s largest…
The economy is getting better. People are spending more money. Retail saw a giant March and is expected to have another great same-store sales figure on an individual basis for April. Right? Somehow, that…
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) climbed another rung on the ladder of its recovery. The run of ever-spectacular results at Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) continues.The results of the two companies met at the crossroads of the new optimism of…
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) issued a press release after the closing bell today that is confirming what has gone around the rumor mill for some time. The Kindle ebook reader from Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN)…
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) has just found out exactly what it feels like to be stock with a still inexpensive multiple that sells off after a mixed earnings report. As this had rallied nearly…
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) may have won over some new investors with its dividend announcement last month, but so far it looks to be winning over people with earnings despite a 150% gain from…
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) has been in our list of Unusual Suspects each weekend now for three weeks running. It isn’t because the earnings were great or because of continued hype and news…
Denny’s Corp. (NASDAQ: DENN) is under fire from an activist investor group. A filing with the SEC this morning from a group of shareholders including Oak Street, Lyrical, DASH Acquisitions, Soundpost, and individuals is…
It is a time-honored tradition within the retail industry. When sales drop, so do prices. Of course, not all retailers can afford that. As the holiday season in 2008 showed, many stores simply close…
It’s been a while since we covered Jim Cramer on CNBC’s MAD MONEY, probably for multiple reasons other than many of his shows seemed to be taped educational pieces. But tonight after the close,…
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) may be the world’s largest fast food chain. In fact, we have even noted how it is effectively worth more than all public US restaurant companies combined. The company is…
Walmart.com typically falls into the top 20 most visited sites in the US as measured by Comscore, just behind online e-commerce giant Amazon.com (AMZN). Walmart has launched initiatives to increase its traffic including cut-rate prices on…
Warren Buffett likes to buy companies with a very long time frame. In fact he likes the “Forever” trades. It seems that Buffett decided booze was a good deal. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A)…
Since the end of 2009, we have moved far beyond the waves of cost cuts and dividend cuts. Since then we have shown that many companies would actually raise their dividends or start new…
The rich must be getting richer again. Tiffany (TIF) reported its revenue for the quarter that ended January 31 was up 17% to $981 million. EPS moved up to $1.09 from $.30 in the same…