Hansen Natural Corp. (NASDAQ: HANS) was one of the most unusual stealth blow-ups of Friday. If you were not paying attention to the comments from the annual shareholder meeting then you may not have…
After looking through last weekend’s print version of Investor Business Daily’s “IBD 100” it was almost shocking on the surface to see that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) landed the #1 spot…
Many big-box retailers including Best Buy (BBY), Target (TGT), and Costco (COST) are struggling as the recession beats down their same-store sales. General retailers such as Sears (SHLD) are not faring any better. That…
Starbucks (SBUX) does not seem to know how to leave well-enough alone. It is a coffee chain. But, it has tried to sell music, DVDs, coffee machines, and breakfast and lunch foods. In a…
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) has nearly defied logic, even for a market where the news has become irrelevant and bad news and good news alike lead to the conclusion of “….…
Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ: JMBA) has completed a sale of convertible preferred stock which raised $35 million in gross proceeds for the company. The funding was led by a $19.55 million investment by private equity…
American management has been trained that any company can think and execute its way out of trouble. That means that there is a solution to every sales or cost problem. It is just a…
According to several media reports someone planted a bomb outside the Starbucks (SBUX) store at 92nd Street and Third Avenue in New York City, causing an explosion and shattering windows. The incident took place…
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is trading up sharply this morning after the retailer and part-time hedge fund managed to post positive earnings after the close on Thursday. This is a stock we had…
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) may be seeing some cheer despite another round of lower earnings and revenues. The clothing and apparel retailer posted earnings of $0.31 EPS, or $215 million. This is down from…
Starbucks (SBUX) will try to revive its flagging fortunes with an assault on Web 2.0. Sales at the coffee chain have been falling, to some extent because it charges $5 a cup for its…
Twitter, the short texting web success, adds millions of new users every month. No one has been able to figure out how to make money on the service, at least no one at the…
It is the classic face-off between the king of bricks-and-mortar and the ruler of the e-commerce world. Wal-Mart (WMT) is about to up its bet on consumer electronics, a highly profitable and growing part…
McDonald’s (MCD) did so well with its dollar menu that Wal-Mart (WMT) decided it will create one, too. The difference is that the Wal-Mart version will be merchandise and not food. McDonald’s philosophy of…
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) had a substantial insider sale today that may catch some eyes. Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner unloaded some 150,000 shares via exercised stock options. Insider sales usually are not a…