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Experts Expect Economy To Grow Slowly In 2014
Monday, December 30, 2013 - 9:28am | 655Read More...Although investors and analysts are optimistic about economic growth going into 2014, their expectations also include a healthy dose of caution according to Reuters. Positive factors include a late rally in the stock market in 2013 and a U.S. Federal Reserve decision to begin tapering its...
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Is McDonald's Taking on Starbucks in Coffee Wars?
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 9:30am | 607Read More...McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) CEO Don Thompson wouldn’t name the Seattle-based chain as a competitor when he said Thursday that his company has less than its “fair share” of the coffee market. To date, McDonald’s “share” of restaurant coffee servings in the U.S. is less than 13 percent, according to...
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Big Mac vs. Big King – Let the Burger Wars Begin
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 10:47am | 552Read More...It has two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions and a sesame seed bun. Only this time it’s not the McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) Big Mac. It’s Burger King’s (NYSE: BKW) Big King. According to CNBC’s Jane Wells, who conducted an on-camera taste test, the two sandwiches...
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Panera Attempting to Speed Up Service (PNRA)
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 6:43am | 561Read More...Panera (NASDAQ: PNRA) is a fast-casual restaurant chain with a problem. It isn’t fast enough. The reasons are many. There are not enough employees. Equipment isn’t adequate to handle the workload, and telephone and fax orders create disruption. According to Bloomberg, after a long wait,...
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McDonald's Fights Slow Sales By Changing Dollar Menu Name
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 10:55am | 623Read More...After a year’s worth of disappointing sales, McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) has decided to try a little slight of hand. The fast food giant’s Dollar Menu will now be called the “Dollar Menu and More.” As in, “not everything on the menu will cost a dollar.” Some...
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17 Labor Day Stock Picks
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 8:05am | 686Read More...Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. Week-long vacations are done, weekend trips to the lake are winding down, and for sports fanatics, here comes football season. But there’s a lot of science behind Labor Day. Consumers spend in very predictable ways making this weekend a key revenue...
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Caterpillar, Discover Financial and Other Illinois Primary Stock Picks
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 5:42am | 1149Read More...Today, Illinois holds its Republican Primary, as the candidates hope to add to their delegate counts. Polls show a close race between frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. While the focus is on Illinois, let's have a look at the stocks of some of the many corporations headquartered in the...
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Nine ETFs Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 1:11pm | 1133Read More...The following exchange traded funds ended the week in the neighborhood of their 52-week highs. The share price of each is more than 20% higher than at the beginning of the year as well. Barclays Long B Leveraged S&P 500 Total Return ETN (NYSE: BXUB) is more than 22% higher than at the...
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iPhone Dying in Which Nation?
Friday, February 17, 2012 - 9:03am | 765Read More...The world's fastest-growing phone isn't thriving in every nation. Last year we learned that European consumers were abandoning the Apple device for cheaper alternatives. Now Reuters reports that the iPhone is beginning to lose traction in China as well. This is a bit shocking considering the...
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Is Coinstar the Future of Video Rentals?
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 9:14am | 1209Read More...Has the change-counting kiosk maker come up with the perfect formula for video renting success? For roughly two decades, when consumers wanted to rent a movie, they went to Blockbuster Video. There were other video chains in the mix as well, such as Family Video and Hollywood Video. But it was...
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Starbucks Earnings Preview: Room to Rise?
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 8:26am | 713Read More...Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, January 26, after the closing bell. Shares have been reaching new 52-week highs pretty much since the company posted record numbers in its third-quarter report. How much further could another positive...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of January 23
Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 2:13pm | 1531Read More...The earnings crunch rolls on this week. Among those scheduled to step into the spotlight are Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). Analysts expect them post year-over-year earnings growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Boeing...
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McDonald's and Domino's Pizza to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 6:57am | 345Read More...Restaurant chain operators McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) reached new multiyear highs of $98.43 and $35.00 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. McDonald's has a target for 2012 of adding 1,300 new restaurants and remodeling of 2,400 existing restaurants. And...
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Jack in the Box Earnings Preview: Flat EPS, Lower Revenue Expected
Monday, November 21, 2011 - 6:43am | 658Read More...Jack in the Box (NYSE: JACK) is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter 2011 results today, November 21, after the markets close. Investors will be looking for signs of a turnaround after the company missed earnings per share estimates in the past two quarters and revenue declined in the past...
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McDonald's and Starbucks to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 7:24am | 340Read More...McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) reached new multiyear highs of $94.70 and $44.70 per share, respectively, in yesterday's trading session. McDonald's posted strong results in the most recent quarter, driven in part by demand for its value options and breakfast offerings. The...
