ThinkstockCharter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) is reported to be preparing an offer to acquire larger competitor Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) at a price below $135 a share. Time Warner has reportedly indicated…
Wikimedia Commons, Public DomainPepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has scored a win over chief rival The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO), taking the soft drink business at the more than 975 U.S. locations of Buffalo Wild…
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioWhat’s not to like about Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI)? The satellite radio company created from the 2008 merger of Sirius and XM Radio has a market cap of…
ThinkstockHilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has now formally priced its initial public offering of 117,640,624 shares of common stock at $20.00 per share. This pricing is rather fair considering that the price range was last…
courtesy of StarbucksShares of Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) were down nearly 3% in the first hour of trading Tuesday morning, and there is really no big news to explain the slide. One possible explanation…
Wikimedia CommonsMcDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) is in a funk. Same-store sales rose just 0.5% year over year in November, and the company’s overall strategy is not doing much to turn the ship around. Same-store…
ThinkstockThe country’s two largest cable operators, Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) have reportedly had discussions in the past few months related to a combination. Time Warner took the…
ThinkstockWith the stock market basically at an all-time high, there are three hot-ticket issues merging into one today. How does the lottery, China and an initial public offering sound? 500.com Ltd. (NYSE: WBAI) has…
ThinkstockTriNet Group Inc., a firm offering human resources services to small and medium sized businesses filed a Form S-1 for an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday. The company plans to raise $250 million…
ThinkstockCloud-based software service provider InterCloud Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ICLD) has had a rough time since an initial public offering at $4 a share on October 31st. The shares had been trading over-the-counter at between…
courtesy of McDonald'sAt its investors meeting on Thursday, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) CEO Don Thompson said the company is sticking with its “Plan to Win,” a strategic plan that is more than 10 years…
courtesy of DisneyThe Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported fourth fiscal quarter and full-year 2013 earnings after markets closed Thursday. For the quarter, the entertainment giant posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.77…
ThinkstockJust in time for the holiday shopping season, Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) has made it simpler customers to search and browse its wide selection of offers. The Chicago-based company Monday revealed a redesign of…
ThinkstockAfter markets closed on Wednesday, Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.43 on revenues of $1.40 billion. The online travel company’s revenues rose 17% compared with the same…
Wikimedia CommonsTime Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The cable operator posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.69 on revenues of $5.52 billion. In…