Warren Buffett Explains How He Used to Short Stocks (GuruFocus) Warren Buffett is possibly the financial world’s most vocal critic of hedge funds...
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March 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ:WEN): Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners filed an amended 13D. You can check out Trian Partners’ latest holdings and filings...
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February 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ:WEN): Ricky Sandler’s Eminence Capital filed an amended 13D. You can check out Eminence Capital’s latest holdings...
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November 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
From an ad gone wrong to an in-flight commotion caught on cam, our list of the 10 biggest social media mistakes by companies in 2017 gives you a glimpse...
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August 27 - Lists, News - Comments
You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here. Ownership Summary Table Page 1 of 24 – SEC Filing UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE...
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June 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We all have to eat to survive, and chances are we’ve all been to some of the most successful fast food chains in the world to curb our appetites. Even...
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April 18 - Lists, News - Comments
The popularity of index funds and ETFs has risen exponentially since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, to the point where they now overshadow their actively...
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February 7 - Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Market participants are bearish as another week comes to a close, amid growing nervousness over the upcoming Brexit vote and a drop in oil prices. Today...
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June 10 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Disappointing earnings have pushed US stocks lower this morning, but the decline did not last long. The EIA’s weekly inventory has shown a reduction...
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May 11 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
Founded in November 2005, Nelson Peltz‘s Trian Partners is focused on finding undervalued and underperforming companies that could be given an effective...
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April 4 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Volatility is back, as VIX futures are above 18 again. Investors are uncertain over global macro-economic conditions as well as when the Federal Reserve...
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November 13 - Market Movers, News - Comments
The Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) industry, or the so-called fast food industry, has seen immense growth over the past few decades (i.e. the revenues...
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October 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire David Abrams founded Abrams Capital Management, a Boston, Massachusetts-based, value-focused hedge fund, in 1999. Prior to founding Abrams...
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August 25 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners is embroiled in a vicious proxy fight with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which occupies the top spot...
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April 14 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
While investing in restaurant businesses is certainly an opportunity to tap into sizable returns, it is not a straight forward choice for a retail investor...
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February 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Trian Fund Management LLC, led by Nelson Peltz, focuses on insurance companies, pension funds and university endowments. In a 13F filing, the fund revealed...
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February 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
It’s not that easy being Bill Ackman. Whether it was calling out Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) as a “pyramid scheme” or spinning off Tim...
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September 17 - News - Comments
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) Mighty Wings are officially out. Not surprisingly, the wing’s release coincided with the NFL season kickoff...
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September 13 - News - Comments
It’s time to loosen your belts, restaurant investors! The battle for your fast food budget is starting to get interesting. On Tuesday, McDonald...
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September 11 - News - Comments
Walk into most dollar stores these days and one of the first things you notice is that aside from the cheap tsotchkes lining the wall, almost everything...
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September 10 - News - Comments
Recently, Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) reported July sales for its business in China. Unfortunately, Yum!’s July sales at established restaurants...
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September 10 - News - Comments
Over the past couple of years I’ve become quite the connoisseur of eating out on the town. Or to put it another way: Lazy guy who doesn’t...
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September 9 - News - Comments
Fast-food restaurants are rapidly reengineering their menus in an effort to get sales going in the right direction. A number of headwinds have dealt blows...
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September 9 - News - Comments
If you live in America, chances are you’ve tried at least one item from McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) massively popular Dollar Menu,...
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September 6 - News - Comments
When it comes to the quick-service restaurant industry, or QSR, two of the big players that come to my mind are McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD...
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September 5 - News - Comments
When I was on vacation in Cologne, I walked into a bagel shop to get some breakfast. The most popular item being sold was a pretzel-bun sandwich with...
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September 4 - News - Comments
After being in a trading range for three years, The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) finally changed gears, trading 65% higher for the year and at...
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August 30 - News - Comments
Fast food giant McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), facing slowing growth, has made several serious attempts to boost sales recently. In April the...
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August 29 - News - Comments
Almost exactly a month ago, I wrote about the high market valuation that investors have bestowed on The Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ:WEN) and the plans that...
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August 28 - News - Comments
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) once ruled the fast-food world. Today, instead of sitting at the top of a mountain enjoying the view of all the...
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August 26 - News - Comments
The fast food, headphone, and hard-drive industries are increasingly becoming more fragmented as new competitors continue to enter the market. Americans...
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August 12 - News - Comments
There are always new food trends coming along and this year, three flavors are big hits: anything pretzel, salted caramel, or chicken and waffles (that...
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August 8 - News - Comments
By now even the freshman investors charting Wall Street for the first time have heard about the ‘disappointment’ that McDonald’s Corporation...
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August 2 - News - Comments
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) shares have been anything but exciting, returning only 7.4% year-to-date. Investors have had a hard time betting...
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August 1 - News - Comments
The global restaurant industry is expected to witness a annualized growth rate of 7.2% over the next three years. Consequently, global restaurant revenue...
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July 31 - News - Comments
Agoraphobic fast food junkies rejoice! Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW) now delivers fast food to your home. Already in twelve major metropolitan...
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July 30 - News - Comments
Last week, The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) announced in its second-quarter earnings report that it will sell 425 company-operated stores to franchisees...
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July 30 - News - Comments
The king of the fast-food industry recently released disappointing second-quarter financial results, confirming that the remainder of 2013 is likely to...
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July 29 - News - Comments
If you were interested in a high-flying company, you might not be interested in one that was posting 0.4% comparable sales growth. That’s pretty...
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July 29 - News - Comments
Fast food giant McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) recently released its second-quarter results which turned out to be below expectations. Although revenue...
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July 29 - News - Comments
Fast casual restaurants have been all the rage. Sitting above fast food on quality and below casual dining on price, they offer customers a desirable...
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July 28 - News - Comments
When many investors think of an all-weather, recession-proof sector, they often think of the fast food industry. In the United States, the average American...
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July 27 - News - Comments
Although The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) second-quarter profit was itself notable, particularly after McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD)...
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July 25 - News - Comments
On a fairly regular basis for more than a year now, we’ve been looking at CEO gaffes as they occur to hopefully gain valuable investing experience...
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July 22 - News - Comments
At the recent investor presentation in June, The Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ:WEN) gushed about all the positives of brand reimaging, bringing amazing benefits...
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July 22 - News - Comments
Fast-food chains are making a formidable attempt at adapting to shifting consumer tastes. For decades, a solid cheeseburger at a low price had been enough...
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July 17 - News - 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
We Americans just love our burgers. If you want to start a lively argument just opine that such and such makes the best burger. Google “best burger...
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July 9 - News - Comments
Sonic Corporation (NASDAQ:SONC)’s stock has gained 40% in the last six months. Its differentiated business model and customer centric “made to order...
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July 5 - News - Comments
Health-conscious individuals are far more common today than they were when major fast food chains started operating. This makes owning restaurants like...
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July 3 - News - Comments
