Michael F Ball

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If you try to narrow down one single deciding factor that favors either fast food or restaurant stocks, the metrics are all over the place. If one is going purely by share price change, then Domino’...... (read more)

Inside ownership is a measure of the amount of stock owned by directors or senior officers of a company. Inside ownership is generally considered a positive investment criterion because it implies that...... (read more)

According to a French scientific abstract, women use make-up for two completely different reasons, camouflage or seduction. Whatever the reason, beauty is a multi-billion dollar business globally and...... (read more)

In recent months, I've written a number of posts detailing the ongoing decline of the PC. Most of these articles have solicited a flurry of negative responses from incredulous techies, skeptical that...... (read more)

Over the last seven years, the video game industry has grown over 289%. Gaming consoles entered into mainstream consciousness with technology advances such as Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQOTH:NTDOY...... (read more)

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Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ:PCLN) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings that rose 34% from a year ago as the online travel agency continued to see gains in areas such as total bookings and sales...... (read more)