Investors follow the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) because it fairly represents a reasonable microcosm of the U.S.
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April 12 - News
It's been a year of good news for Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), and this week's announcement that Caribou Coffee is closing or rebranding a number of its locations is ...
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April 12 - News
Equity investors who are looking for income are often tempted by a particular stock's dividend yield.
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April 11 - News
It took a while, but the Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES:DJI) finally warmed up to the start of earnings season by rising 60 points and setting a new all-time record high.
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April 10 - News
KFC’s cash cow China will take time before it can reach its historic levels. Sales are still down following the chicken scandal. KFC’s parent company Yum! Brands, Inc.
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April 9 - News
Is it possible to turn world’s largest tea drinking nation into a coffee country? Sounds a little far-fetched, doesn’t it? But that is exactly what Starbucks Corporation...
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April 9 - News
Earnings season began last night with first-quarter results from aluminum maker Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA).
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April 9 - News
Now that earnings season is finally here, investors can focus on more of the important factors: earnings, revenue, margins -- all the fun stuff.
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April 9 - News
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) was in 31 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
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April 8 - News
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
Americans are firmly back into their old ways, saving virtually nothing and spending the rest.
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April 7 - News
The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued a report last week detailing that when it comes to kids' meals, fast-food chains such as McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD), ...
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April 7 - News
Down nearly 175 points in early trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sold off sharply on a disappointing employment report that showed continuing struggles in the job market...
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April 6 - News
The markets, in general, fought hard today, and all the major indexes managed to post a winning session.
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April 4 - News
It's another upbeat day in the markets, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is humming along. As of 2:20 p.m.
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April 4 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) is flat following a mixed unemployment claims report. As of 1:25 p.m. EDT the Dow is up six points to 14,557.
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April 4 - News
Today's trading in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) demonstrates the ongoing battle between bulls and bears over the prospects for the economy.
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April 4 - News
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM)’s biggest strength is its number of restaurants.
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April 3 - News
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) is one of the world's largest fast food restaurant chains, with over 39,000 restaurants worldwide.
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April 3 - News
Marketing around children can be tricky business for fast-food restaurants. With convenience and price as their biggest draws, these shops are popular with busy parents.
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April 2 - News
With a dividend boost likely just around the corner, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s valuation just doesn't make sense.
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April 1 - News
Dividend enthusiasts understand the value of receiving those quarterly payments, which really add up over time.
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April 1 - News
In this full interview with Doug Levy, he discusses his new book, Can't Buy Me Like.
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April 1 - News
The "Dogs of the Dow" dividend strategy is one of the simplest for beating the market.
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March 31 - News
Because restaurants typically operate on razor-thin margins, President Obama's signature health-care reform law has largely been criticized by the industry for imposing onerous...
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March 30 - News
I happen to like fast food.
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March 28 - News
Wall Street brokers and hedge fund managers are generally known to underperform the market.
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March 28 - News
Restaurant chain Sonic Corporation (NASDAQ:SONC), best known for its iconic drive-ins, recently surprised Wall Street with strong second quarter earnings that spurred the stock...
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March 28 - News
Shares of the world’s largest food chain were performing consistently well for years -- until last fall. On Nov. 16, 2012, the stock tumbled, hitting a low of $83.31.
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March 28 - News
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) is possibly the largest restaurant company with over 39,000 outlets all around the world.
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March 28 - News
Is McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) the right pick for your portfolio? The best stock pickers are taking a pessimistic view.
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March 26 - Hedge Funds
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) may have convinced Chinese diners to come back.
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March 26 - News
The Chinese government is fishing dead pigs out of its rivers.
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March 25 - News
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) is known all over the world as not only being the biggest specialty coffee chain, but for offering a level of quality that is tough to match...
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March 25 - News
In this series, we'll highlight four companies in an industry and compare their "cash king margins" over time, trying to determine which has the greatest likelihood of putting...
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March 25 - News
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) has decided to continue their foray into the farming business.
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March 25 - News
Valued at below $10 a share right after the financial crisis, the coffee champ posted a blockbuster recovery in a business that Wall Street had just about written off.
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March 24 - News
Why diversify your portfolio? Why diversify into companies that show us the money by consistently increasing their dividends? Why reinvestment these ever growing dividends into...
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March 22 - News
The idea companies for long-term investments are those that offer not only a constant, growing stream of income, but potential for growth as well.
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March 22 - News
It may seem strange, but the growing popularity of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) subsidiary Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Tacos could be bullish for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (...
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March 22 - News
Many investors understand the merits of geographical diversification.
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March 22 - News
Mr. Buffett and his cash machine Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) are on a constant search for cash-rich companies.
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March 21 - Hedge Funds
It can be difficult to find bargains in a rising market; investors who generally look for stocks trading at a discount to no-growth intrinsic value are forced to pay full price...
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March 21 - News
Europe's horse meat problem got more coverage in China than China's fake mutton problem got in China, according to Adam Minter, Bloomberg's Shanghai-based correspondent.
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March 21 - News
Take a great brand name, combine it with growing economies, and get subpar results? This feels like the story of Archos Dorados.
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March 21 - News
Some people like to bash fast-food chains – or more specifically, what they offer. It seems these people believe they're the arbiters of what everyone should eat.
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March 21 - News
As you might expect, that's the company's fancy name for a whole grain Egg McMuffin, sans egg yolk.
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March 19 - News
Billionaire investor and founder of Citadel Advisors, Ken Griffin, shook up his top five holdings during the fourth quarter.
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March 19 - Hedge Funds
I've talked before about the McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) and the company's plan to keep customers coming back for more with limited-time offerings like the McRib and Spicy...
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March 19 - News
Funnily enough, I think that long term investors should be investing in the long term.
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March 19 - News
