Final Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Mon May 12, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Starbucks Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.22%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon May 12, 4:45PM CDT
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $70.40 to a high of $71.24. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $70.50 on volume of 3.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Starbucks After 1.22% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon May 12, 4:44PM CDT
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $70.40 to a high of $71.24. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $70.50 on volume of 3.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Better Long-Term Winner: Keurig Green Mountain or SodaStream?
Michael Carter, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon May 12, 2:00PM CDT
Year-to-date, Keurig Green Mountain has seen its stock surge nearly 20%, while SodaStream has drifted in the opposite direction with a drop of almost 15%. Both companies this year have been advancing their respective at-home beverage systems...
Midday Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Mon May 12, 12:21PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Starbucks Earnings In Retrospect: Down 1.1% in the Last 18 Days (SBUX)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon May 12, 12:10PM CDT
Two weeks ago on April 24th, 2014 Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) reported earnings and analysts, on average, expected earnings of $0.56 on sales of $4.0 billion. Starbucks actually reported earnings of $0.56 per share on sales of $3.9 billion, beating EPS estimates by $0.00 and missing revenue estimates by $78.1 million. Shares of Starbucks have slipped from $71.09 to $70.29, representing a loss of 1.1%, since the company reported earnings 18 days ago.
Early Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Mon May 12, 9:39AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies are up at 10 a.m.:
Love Your Starbucks App? It's About to Be Everywhere
Patrick Morris, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 11, 10:27AM CDT
Do you enjoy the ability to walk into a Starbucks and pay with its app? A fast moving start-up will to let you do that almost everywhere. Making a payment Whether it's PayPal or Google who have already dived in, or the speculation...
Keurig Green Mountain Is Becoming a Beverage Giant
Marshall Hargrave, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 10, 11:00AM CDT
Shares of Keurig Green Mountain are up more than 30% year to date, trading at close to $100 a share. However, this is still a long way from its all-time high of $125 that it hit earlier this year. The company took a big hit last week on news that ...
APT Named the #1 Best Place to Work by the Washington Business Journal
PRWeb - Fri May 09, 8:01PM CDT
Applied Predictive Technologies (APT) was named the #1 Best Place to Work for 2014 by the Washington Business Journal today. This is the eighth year the Washington Business Journal has released these rankings. APT was selected out of hundreds of companies in the Washington, DC Metro area based on employee evaluations, interviews, and other information.
The Sticky Secret to Starbucks' Success
Jason Moser, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 09, 1:00PM CDT
When you think of the most powerful brands in the world today, Starbucks has to at least be in the conversation. It's actually hard to believe it was only founded in 1971; it seems like it's been around for much longer. But, then again, maybe...
Moms Demand Action Applauds Jack In The Box For Taking Stand On Open Carry Rallies Inside Company Restaurants
PR Newswire - Fri May 09, 10:16AM CDT
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is thanking Jack in the Box for its statement out today that it will begin enforcing the company's no-firearms-in-stores policy. The company's statement comes in response to a social media campaign and national petition launched just over 24 hours ago by Moms Demand Action to ask Jack in the Box to enforce its policy after last week's semi-automatic rifle carrying demonstration at a Fort Worth Jack in the Box store that terrified employees so much that they locked themselves in the freezer, according to local police. The petition launched just yesterday has already received more than 5,000 signatures and social media hashtag #JackedUp was in popular use on Twitter yesterday.
Federal Realty FFO Beats on Higher Revs - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 09, 9:40AM CDT
Federal Realty (FRT) posted first-quarter 2014 FFO per share of $1.21, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.7% and the year-ago quarter figure by 6.1%.
Rising Coffee Prices Will Likely Hurt Keurig Green Mountain More Than Starbucks
Joseph Gacinga, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 09, 6:00AM CDT
Arabica coffee prices have skyrocketed once again after an 18-month hiatus. Prices have shot up since last November from $1.06 per pound to around $2.15 per pound currently. This unfortunate trend has been brought about by a prolonged drought that...
Tech Leadership Conference 2014
GlobeNewswire - Thu May 08, 3:49PM CDT
The 2014 Tech Leadership Conference will bring together world-class thought leaders with the best talent in the Waterloo Region tech sector for a day dedicated to re-thinking old assumptions, re-inventing businesses and re-connecting with important contacts.
3 Stocks Pushing The Services Sector Higher
at The Street - Thu May 08, 12:02PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.