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Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 11:58am
Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 27
On the heels of last week's quarterly results from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Macy's (NYSE: M) and many other retailers, this week will bring more earnings reports from shopping mall and strip mall standbys. Auto parts and accessories purveyor AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is expected to...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 7:33am
Starbucks and Yum! Brands to Open Near 52-Week Highs
The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all closed up less than 1% yesterday, but plenty of stocks rose to 52-week highs in the trading session. Among them were Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), which reached multiyear highs of $47.28 and $60.45 per share, respectively. Starbucks' new...
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McDonald's and Domino's Pizza to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 7:57am
Restaurant chain operators McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) reached new multiyear highs of $98.43 and $35.00 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. McDonald's has a target for 2012 of adding 1,300 new restaurants and remodeling of 2,400 existing restaurants. And...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 12:06pm
Nine Food Stocks for a Hungry Portfolio
A hungry portfolio might find a pick-me-up in one or more of these food-related stocks, all of which have had some momentum in the past few months, if not longer. Breakfast General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is up more than 13% from a nine-month low in August, as well as up about 18% from a year ago. This...
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Boston Beer and Domino's Pizza to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 7:51am
Ending a strong week in the stock market, consumer goods makers Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) reached new multiyear highs of $105.08 and $34.05 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. Boston Beer is heavily shorted by the bears despite the stock's surge from...
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Sara Lee to Enhance Meat Brands
Monday, November 28, 2011 - 2:05pm
Sara Lee (NASDAQ: SLE) plans to boost the image of its meat brands, according to an internal document leaked to MotherJones.com. Its packaged meat brands currently include Ball Park franks, Jimmy Dean sausages and Hillshire Farm deli meats. The rebranding is part of the ongoing process of splitting...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Earnings Preview
Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 10:34am
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is expected to continued its recent streak of double-digit year-over-year revenue growth when it reports its third-quarter 2011 results later today, October 20. The fast-casual restaurant operator raised its prices this summer to offset rising costs, so investors...
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Friday, September 2, 2011 - 2:12pm
Domino's Pizza Coming to Outer Space?
Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) hopes to grow beyond its international efforts. Waaaay beyond. In an announcement that Popular Science jokes will never come true, Domino's Japanese branch has announced that it is “driving forward” with its plans to open a store on the moon. The concept images (taken...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 5:22pm
Seven Fast Food Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
By and large, fast food restaurants continue to perform well as cost-conscious consumers still try to stretch a buck as they eat out. Though these companies also face higher commodity and production costs, some have been able to offset these costs with strategic price increases. Here are seven...
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Domino's Patrick Doyle: Honor, Pizza, And Worldwide Expansion
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 2:05pmWhen David Brandon decided to step down as CEO of Domino's Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) last year, the company replaced him with a man who had more than 10 years experience working for the pizza giant: Patrick Doyle. Doyle previously served as the President of Domino's USA, leading all domestic retail...
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