Wondering which are the worst marketing campaigns ever produced? It has come to be evident that a marketing campaign can pretty much determine a product’s future.
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December 11 - Lists - Comments
It’s no mystery that McDonald’s is one of the most popular fast food restaurants in America and the world, but the legendary hamburger giant isn’t the only go-to place for...
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November 18 - Lists - Comments
Apple Pay will hit the stores tomorrow and all the details related to how the new payment method will function are already available.
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October 19 - News - Comments
If you're in the market to purchase a franchise with a recognizable name, you're probably curious which are the best fast food franchise to purchase.
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October 3 - Lists - Comments
Editor's Note: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.
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September 12 - News - Comments
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the most widely held stocks in the hedge fund universe, though it's always big news when a multi-billionaire takes a position.
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August 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is a long term investor whose capital is used to fund ongoing foundation activities and invested to sustain the foundation for a long...
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July 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors, including Renaissance Technologies, the highly successful hedge fund which has made founder...
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July 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Earlier in July, Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) released its results for the second quarter of its fiscal year (the quarter which ended June 15th of 2013).
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July 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Despite its large size, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) had a quite successful second quarter of its fiscal year (Q2 ended in March), with the company’s revenue growing ...
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July 2 - Stock Analysis - Comments
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds, including billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In May, billionaire Richard Chilton’s Chilton Investment Company filed its 13F for the first quarter of 2013 with the SEC, disclosing many of its long equity positions as of...
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June 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Scout Capital Management, a hedge fund managed by James Crichton and Adam Weiss, has reported a position of 8.4 million shares in Tim Hortons Inc.
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June 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We track quarterly 13F filings from hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors as part of our work researching investment strategies (we have found, for example, that...
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May 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
About a year ago, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates joined the Board of Directors of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX).
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May 6 - Insider Trading - Comments
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
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April 20 - Stock Analysis - Comments
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors as part of our work researching investment strategies (we have found, for example, that the most popular small...
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April 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
At the beginning of this year, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was the most popular restaurant stock among the hedge funds and other notable investors which we track in our ...
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April 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Americans are firmly back into their old ways, saving virtually nothing and spending the rest.
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April 7 - News - Comments
Ken Griffin officially founded Citadel Investment Group in 1990 after years of trading options (including in his college dorm room) and has since become a billionaire.
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March 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We analyze hundreds of 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors to develop investment strategies and provide other useful information to investors.
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February 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
At Insider Monkey, we’ve recently teamed up with MarketWatch to create the Billionaire Hedge Fund Index, which returned 24.3% last year, outpacing the S&P 500 index by 8 percentage...
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February 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We think that there are a number of ways for investors to use quarterly 13F filings, which are filed six to seven weeks after the end of a quarter and disclose many of a hedge...
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February 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Robert Walter, a member of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM)’s Board of Directors, bought 35,000 shares of the stock on February 6th at an average price of $61.95 per share.
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February 7 - Insider Trading - Comments
Murray Stahl’s Horizon Kinetics has reported a position of over 23 million shares in The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN), giving it ownership of 6% of the company.
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January 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Just twelve short months ago, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
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January 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Just in time for the new year, chief U.S. equities strategist at J.P. Morgan Tom Lee appeared on CNBC on December 31st to discuss the firm’s outlook for 2013.
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December 31 - Stock Analysis - Comments
A 13G filed with the SEC has disclosed that Citadel Investment Group, which is managed by billionaire Ken Griffin, owns just over 4 million shares of Brinker International, Inc...
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December 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The 13Fs for the third quarter of 2012 are in and we can not only comb through our database and determine the most popular stocks among hedge funds but also look at different ...
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November 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In the eight decades prior to 2010, dividends accounted for a whopping 44% of the total return of the stock market.
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November 26 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Bill Gates's Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is a $17+ billion portfolio that manages assets to fund the billionaire's charitable works.
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November 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was just one of the top-name stocks that Renaissance Technologies was dumping during the third quarter.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) dipped slightly on higher than normal volume after the restaurant- which had topped our rankings of the most popular restaurant stocks among...
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November 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) released 2Q results that were better than expected, sending the company up over 8% shortly after financials were made public.
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November 2 - Stock Analysis - Comments
When 2012 is all said and done, and investors look back, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) will be remembered as one of the most disappointing stocks of the year.
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October 29 - Stock Analysis - Comments
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) saw an almost 4% pullback in its stock price after it released third quarter results late last week.
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October 22 - Stock Analysis - Comments
This article is an update of an earlier, pre-earnings piece. It can be read in its entirety here.
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October 19 - Insider Trading - Comments
athenahealth, Inc (NASDAQ:ATHN) – A downgrade to ‘underperform’ from ‘hold’ with a 12-month share price target of $60.00 at Jefferies sent shares in the provider of...
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October 19 - News - Comments
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG), the Tex-Mex fast food chain, was down as much as 14% following its 3Q earnings announcement.
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October 19 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Insider trading activity is an underused and underreported indicator of a stock's sentiment.
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October 19 - Insider Trading - Comments
One critical argument in David Einhorn’s short recommendation of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
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October 18 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Dunkin Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:DNKN)’s Chairman, Jon Luther, sold off another 20,000 shares in a Form 4 filing last week.
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October 15 - Insider Trading - Comments
In the Value Investing Challenge, over 100 contestants submitted investment ideas to a panel of judges, who then selected three proposals to be voted on.
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October 3 - Stock Analysis - Comments
It’s hard to think of a better example of “love the company, hate the stock” than Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG). Maybe Amazon. Maybe.
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October 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) was one of the modern world’s first market indicators.
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September 20 - Lists - Comments
Though McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) owned a majority stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) it divested itself by 2006.
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September 18 - Stock Analysis - Comments
This week we look at McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD). With a market cap of over USD $93 billion and some 33,510 fast food outlets in 119 countries.
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September 17 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DNKN), more commonly known as Dunkin Donuts, has attracted even more hedge fund interest.
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September 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments