Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. And we will take our first question from Jon Arfstrom with RBC Capital Markets. Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets Just a quick question for you Dave on the securitization gains that will now roll through income, is that similar to when you stopped selling...
Remove any reasons for a category buyer not to select your products by partnering with them and sharing what you know about their customers. by Martyn Drake
Starbucks SBUX saw sales rise last quarter -- the first sign of growth in more than two years. The company attributed the boost largely to the success of Via, its new instant coffee, which supposedly tastes just as good as regular coffee. Starbucks kicked off the new...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp MCD reported a higher quarterly profit on Friday as strength in international markets offset its weak U.S. business, which is grappling with high unemployment and rampant discounting.The world's largest hamburger chain also said sales trends remained positive in January at restaurants open at least 13...
By Chuck MikolajczakNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday ahead of quarterly results from Goldman Sachs GroupGS, which leads another round of earnings reports, and data on the labor market and a leading economic index.Goldman Sachs is set to report earnings at about 8 a.m. EST,...
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) closed yesterday at $21.91. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $8.12 and 52-week high of $24.45. Starbucks stock has been showing support around 21.08 and resistance in the 22.56 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives SBUX a weak 2 STAR (ou...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) ended the last trading session at $21.70. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $8.12 and 52-week high of $24.45. Starbucks stock has been showing support around 20.89 and resistance in the 22.43 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives SBUX a weak ...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)
Consumer Credit declined $1.8 billion in December after falling $21.8 billion in November. The consensus estimate called for consumer credit to decline by $10.0 billion.
If consumers are cutting their credit use less than previously expected, they may be feeling better about their consumption outlook. This bodes well for consumer discretionary names such as Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Harley Davidson (NYSE: HOG) and Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF).
For a company that analysts thought had long ago saturated the market, McDonald's continues to show why it's the best run quick-service restaurant chain in the world. Even as growth in the U.S. has stagnated over the past few months, they were able to post an incredible 81st consecutive month of positive same-store sales growth in January.[More...]
Key Points:
• With 308, or 61.6% of reports in, earnings season is going very strong. Median surprise 6.09%. Positive surprises beat disappointments by 2.25 ratio
• Earnings of reported firms up 54.25% year over year, remaining firms expected to show 17,739.5% increase, or 356.8% excluding AIG (AIG)
• Big reported earnings growth driven by Financials moving from loss a year [...]
BloggingStocks: I couldn't make this stuff up, and I'm not sure that many people could have or would have. That said, Starbucks (SBUX) announced a recall of its glass water bottles on Thursday.
The glass bottles were not recalled because of some harmful substance ... Read more
By Frank Curzio
I have an odd "watch list" to find great opportunities in stocks under $10.
It's my favorite stocks trading over $10... and under $15.
Keeping this list handy is one of the best secrets to making money in low-priced stocks.[More...]
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