MasterCard Tumbles After Earnings Miss
Shares of MasterCard tumbled 8% in early trading Friday after the company reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened. The report did not offer guidance.
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ADT is getting absolutely crushed after its earnings missed expectations. The home security leader said that customer growth fell short of plan. Shares hit an all-time low on Thursday.
Costs of Strong Demand Cut Into UPS Earnings
United Parcel Service reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Thursday. UPS said it delivered 20 million packages per day during the fourth quarter.
Comcast Boosts Dividend, Buybacks After Earnings
Comcast reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. It also said it will boost its dividend and increased its stock repurchase program.
Analysts Cap AMC as Quiet Period Ends
The so-called underwriter quiet period for AMC Entertainment Holdings has come to an end, so now the analysts in the underwriting syndicate firms can issue coverage on the company. Shares were down in the…
McDonald’s Earnings Stagnant for Lack of Fresh Ideas
McDonald's reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. Earnings looked stagnant and the company seems to be out of fresh ideas.
Private Equity Owners of Sabre Look for IPO
ThinkstockSabre Corp. has filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. Sabre is owned by private equity and is a key software and services technology solutions provider to…
Four Restaurant Stocks Set to Thrive in 2014 and Beyond
ThinkstockBarron’s suggested this week that the recovery in the housing market could spell trouble for restaurant stocks going forward. But there seem to be two theories on what could happen. Investors seem to feel…
December Traffic Results Lift Airlines to New Highs
Shares of major airlines hit new 52-week highs Thursday in the wake of reports of strong traffic in December. That was good news for the companies after several days of storms and record cold…
Sirius XM to Be Swallowed by Liberty Media
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioIn a deal that may not be good enough to resist, Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LMCA) has offered to buyout shareholders of Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) in a…
McDonald’s Blames Outside Groups for Controversy
On Monday, the McResources website for employees of McDonald's suggested that employees avoid eating too much fast food, and showed a photo of something that looks very much like a McDonald's meal labeled as…
Disney Adds Twitter Founder to Board, Lowers Average Age
courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.Jack Dorsey, founder and chairman of the board at Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) and founder and CEO at electronic payment firm Square Inc., has been elected to the board…
More Trouble for McDonald’s, This Time in Japan
courtesy of McDonald'sIn a statement in Tokyo after markets closed on Thursday, the Japanese arm of McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) issued a statement saying that net income would be about $48 million for the…
Darden Restaurants Wants to Shed Red Lobster
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI) said Thursday morning that it plans to hold a tax-free spin-off of its Red Lobster restaurants and that it would consider an outright sale of the chain.
IPO for Movie Theater Chain AMC Gets Three Stars
ThinkstockThe initial public offering (IPO) for AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) priced 18.4 million shares at the low end of its expected range of $18 to $20 after markets closed Tuesday night, and…