Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) just joined the category of stocks that the old term of "S.N.A.F.U." would apply to. The maker of the faddish and notoriously ugly shoes came out warned for the quarter…
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) has been one of the greatest spin-off stories around in the restaurant sector this decade. McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) spun this company off in an IPO back in early…
Shares of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) ar responding favorably to its earnings announcement. The internet retail giant posted $0.37 EPS and $4.06 Billion in revenues versus estimates of $0.26 non-GAAP EPS on $3.96 Billion. …
After the close of trading today we’ll get earnings out of Amazon.com Inc.(NASDAQ: AMZN). The internet retail giant’s estimates from First Call are $0.26 non-GAAP EPS on $3.96 Billion. Estimates for next quarter are…
Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (NYSE: BUD) reported earnings today, and no one is paying attention because of the InBev merger at $70.00 making this earnings report essentially a non-event. But there are two issues coming…
Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) is taking a drumming this morning after it earnings warning. What is interesting is that if you overlay the customers of American Express, you essentially get a view of…
No one should be surprised that food companies are passing along tremendous increases in the prices of commodities. Consumers will be paying more for everything from hot dogs to corn flakes. Even the prices…
Probably the worst thing that ever happened to Starbucks (SBUX) was when McDonald’s (MCD) went into the premium coffee business. Consumer Reports even rated the fast food chain’s java ahead of the sludge that…
Starbucks (SBUX) founder and CEO Howard Schultz had his company release the list of 600 stores that coffee chain would close. It is a tombstone for the 12,000 company employees that Starbucks will push…
Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) has been in trouble and its perpetual turnaround has been elusive or just short-lived at best with shares having slid more than 80% from 52-week highs. You wouldn’t know…
Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) just posted earnings and the fast food giant posted $0.45 EPS on $2.65 Billion in revenues (after $330 million in license fees). First Call had estimates at $0.42 EPS…
Here is the list of stores that Starbucks (SBUX) will close in July 2008. Starbucks plans to close a total of 600 stores and lay-off 12,000 full-time and part-time employees in an effort to…
Howard Schultz, the CEO and founder of Starbucks (SBUX) is, by any measure, a fabulously wealthy man. He owns 4.4% of the company’s shares. SBUX has a market cap of just over $10 billion,…
Wal-Mart (WMT) officially has back its swagger. Same-store sales at the world’s largest retailer moved up 5.8% in June, well above industry estimates. For the period, revenue jumped almost 12% to $25.2 million, lead…
The fight between Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (NYSE: BUD) and InBev over the proposed $65.00 merger is one that is about to get more heated rather than one that looks more amicable. Anheuser-Busch doesn’t want…