Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: 5 Stocks That Could Have Happy Endings
at The Street - 10 mins ago
Cramer is impressed by the turnaround efforts of Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Yum! Brands, IBM and Yahoo!.
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), MNST: 139.91 (+0.06), TERP: 42.15 (+0.47), GMCR: 114.53 (+2.27), SPWR: 34.74 (+0.28), YHOO: 43.97 (-0.52), FSLR: 63.88 (+0.77), IBM: 165.36 (+1.10), SCTY: 59.09 (+1.40), SUNE: 27.27 (+0.56), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), SIX: 49.97 (+1.37), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19), BABA: 82.05 (-0.37)
What Could Possibly Go Wrong With Starbucks Stock?
Joe Tenebruso, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 15 mins ago
Starbucks is a business firing on all cylinders. Its cafes are enjoying rapid global expansion and impressive same-store sales increases, while its packaged goods business is also delivering strong growth. Together, these factors have helped...
SBUX: 48.33 (-0.04), AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Final Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - 1 hr 44 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies were mixed at the close of trading:
SBUX: 48.33 (-0.04), PZZA: 61.35 (-0.57), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), DPZ: 99.80 (+0.40), EAT: 56.95 (+0.11), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19), WEN: 10.44 (unch), DRI: 65.20 (-0.09)
Look for Shares of Yum! Brands to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 3.95% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 22, 3:56PM CDT
Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $82.46 to a high of $85.30. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.9%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $81.33 on volume of 12.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
After Yesterday's Rally of 3.95% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Apr 22, 3:56PM CDT
Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $82.46 to a high of $85.30. Yesterday, the shares gained 3.9%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $81.33 on volume of 12.7 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
After a sluggish start, US stocks finish higher
By MATTHEW CRAFT - AP - Wed Apr 22, 3:46PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors cheered moves by Google and credit-card companies on Wednesday and sent the stock market to a solid gain. Google helped set off a surge in technology stocks after it unveiled a low-cost wireless phone service.
T: 32.86 (+0.20), V: 68.01 (+2.66), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), GOOG: 539.36 (+5.39), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
McDonald's plots turnaround as sales continue to slide
By CANDICE CHOI and MICHELLE CHAPMAN - AP - Wed Apr 22, 3:46PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's plans to unwrap a plan next month that it says will help turn around sales declines around the world.
MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Stocks Notch Modest Gains as McDonald's, Coke Drive Markets Higher
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 3:34PM CDT
It was another day of earnings-driven gains on Wednesday.
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), T: 32.86 (+0.20), V: 68.01 (+2.66), EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), QCOM: 68.94 (+0.37), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), ANGI: 6.46 (+0.31), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
YUM! Brands' (YUM) CEO Greg Creed on Q1 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 22, 3:00PM CDT
YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Stocks Extend Gains as Microsoft, Google Pop; Crude Oil Holds $56
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 2:11PM CDT
Stocks extend modest gains by mid-afternoon Wednesday, recovering from earlier losses.
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), YHOO: 43.97 (-0.52), V: 68.01 (+2.66), QCOM: 68.94 (+0.37), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), ANGI: 6.46 (+0.31), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), GOOGL: 549.18 (+6.26), MSFT: 42.99 (+0.36), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), AAPL: 128.62 (+1.71), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Midday Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Wed Apr 22, 12:39PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
SBUX: 48.33 (-0.04), PZZA: 61.35 (-0.57), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), DPZ: 99.80 (+0.40), EAT: 56.95 (+0.11), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19), WEN: 10.44 (unch), DRI: 65.20 (-0.09)
McDonald's Corporation Posts Same-Store Sales Declines for Q1
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 22, 12:32PM CDT
McDonald's released first-quarter earnings results this morning and results for the quarter ended March 31 were not good for the fast-food giant. For both sales and earnings, the company performed worse than the average analyst estimate as...
MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Yum Brands (YUM) Earnings Report: Q1 2015 Conference Call Transcript
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 12:17PM CDT
The following Yum Brands (YUM) conference call took place on April 22, 2015, 09:15 AM ET. This is a transcript of that earnings call:
YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Yum! Brands (YUM) Stock Gaining Today After Dishing Out Earnings Beat
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 12:13PM CDT
Yum! Brands (YUM) stock is higher after the company announced mixed first quarter earnings 2015 results.
YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Stocks Mildly Higher; China Nods To Visa, MasterCard
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 10:53AM CDT
Stocks had trouble finding direction during the morning but were mildly higher going into the noon hour as a mixed bag of earnings reports dominated the action. The Nasdaq rose less than 0.1%; the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average gained...
V: 68.01 (+2.66), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), ILMN: 190.04 (-9.27), AMGN: 169.10 (+0.64), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
US stocks edge higher at midday; Yum Brands among gainers
AP - Wed Apr 22, 10:50AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging higher at midday as traders pore over more earnings news.
YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Stocks Turn Higher in Jumpy Trading; Visa Leads on China News
at The Street - Wed Apr 22, 10:33AM CDT
Stocks are bouncing around as investors digest a rush of earnings.
KO: 41.31 (+0.53), YHOO: 43.97 (-0.52), T: 32.86 (+0.20), V: 68.01 (+2.66), EBAY: 56.75 (+0.33), FB: 84.63 (+1.01), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), BA: 151.19 (-2.14), MA: 91.20 (+3.43), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
McDonald's Q1 Ugly; Investors Lovin' Turnaround Vow
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 22, 10:25AM CDT
Shares of McDonald's (MCD) are up despite a first-quarter miss, as the Happy Meal maker announced it's developing a turnaround plan in the face of declining sales and changing consumer tastes. The details of the plan will be made public on May 4....
CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)
Early Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Wed Apr 22, 9:25AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
SBUX: 48.33 (-0.04), PZZA: 61.35 (-0.57), CMG: 641.23 (-51.29), DPZ: 99.80 (+0.40), EAT: 56.95 (+0.11), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19), WEN: 10.44 (unch), DRI: 65.20 (-0.09)
Yum! Brands (YUM) Tops Q1 Earnings; Keeps 2015 Outlook - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 22, 9:00AM CDT
Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) announced mixed first-quarter 2015 results, wherein earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate but revenues marginally missed the same
RT: 7.25 (-0.07), MCD: 97.84 (+2.97), DRI: 65.20 (-0.09), YUM: 84.04 (+3.19)