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MCD: Bull or Bear?
Chasing Value: Granny Said, 'It Has Turned into One Big Casino'
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+27.07%
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650 days
Filed under: Getting Started, McDonald's (MCD), International Business Machines (IBM), Diageo plc (DEO), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Altria Group (MO), Novartis AG ADS (NVS), Automatic Data Proc (ADP), Kellogg Co (K), Consolidated Edison (ED), General Mills (GIS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Merck and Co (MRK), Duke Energy (DUK), Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, Southern Company (SO), Annaly Capital Management (NLY) <> Here is a common sentiment about the stock market: "No fun at all. As I have said before, I believe it has turned into one big casino largely divorced from its original goal of providin...
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China Is Crazy over KFC
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+30.99%
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666 days
Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Coca-Cola (KO), China, McDonald's (MCD), Yum Brands (YUM), Stocks to Buy  "Ya'll oughta try some of this here fried chicken; you ain't gonna believe it!" "Xie-Xie!" (pronounced "she-she") That is Chinese for thank you. From the hills of Kentucky, the Colonial Sanders secret recipe has made a splash in China. While it is well known a lot of the stuff you buy at Walmart (WMT) is made in China; what you may not know is that China is crazy for KFC.
<>You may not think anything of going out for Chinese with your friends and practice eating with chopsticks; when the Chines...
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Expansion in UK the Latest Way Yum! Spices Up Global Sales
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+36.04%
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730 days
Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Yum Brands (YUM), Burger King Hldgs (BKC), Stocks to Buy  There is a decidedly global flavor to KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurants lately. And no, we're not talking about the Chalupa Baja -- this is about a global sales for these franchises and their parent company.
<>In recent years, operator Yum! Brands (YUM) has been growing at a breakneck pace, now with more than 3,500 locations in China alone and plans to open another 900 restaurants outside the U.S. in 2010. And the next global market that is in its sights is the United Kingdom, wi...
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Nike Seeks Growth in Emerging Markets -- but Without Swoosh logo?
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-4.92%
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18 days
(closed on 05/28/10)
Filed under: Coca-Cola (KO), India, China, Brazil, McDonald's (MCD), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE), Stocks to Buy  In a recent Wall Street Journal interview, top Nike (NKE) executive Mark Parker talked about his ambitious goal to boost global sales 40% by 2015. His strategy? Focus on China, Brazil and India and connect with these emerging markets' emerging middle classes.
And most interesting of all: The company is planning this move under brands that don't bear the trademark swoosh logo. Continue reading Nike Seeks Growth in Emerging Markets -- but Without Swoosh logo? <><>Nike Seeks Gro...
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Coffee Stock #2: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR)
MCD
+41.09%
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827 days
Filed under: Stocks to Buy, Stock Picks  As the name suggests, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) is based in the pastoral state of Vermont. The company offers about 180 varieties of coffee, cocoa and tea, which it sells to wholesale customers including supermarkets, convenience stores, resorts and office-delivery services.
<>Some of its biggest customers are ExxonMobil's (XOM) convenience stores and McDonald's (MCD) restaurants. In September, Green Mountain acquired Tully's Coffee, which has been chipping away at Starbucks' (SBUX) dominance in the Pacific Northwest. Green Mountain Coffee's p...
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Cramer on BloggingStocks: The Big-Name Comeback Kids
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+43.64%
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879 days
Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), PepsiCo (PEP), Intel (INTC), Market matters, McDonald's (MCD), Procter and Gamble (PG), Stocks to Buy, Cramer on BloggingStocks TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says Pepsi, McDonald's and Intel are set to bounce back with a bang.
You can always tell a benign market by the comeback the doghouse names manage to give you.
Consider the errant cases of Pepsi (PEP) (Cramer's Take), McDonald's (MCD) (Cramer's Take) and Intel (INTC) (Cramer's Take). Al...
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Chasing Value: 2010 -- #3 EZCORP
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+13.04%
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230 days
(closed on 08/16/10)
Filed under: Competitive strategy, Starbucks (SBUX), Home Depot (HD), Next big thing, McDonald's (MCD), Bargain stocks, Chasing Value, Stocks to Buy, EZCORP (EZPW)  One of the easiest stock picks for me to make this year is also one I made last year and for many of the same reasons. In a time of economic turmoil, high unemployment and tight liquidity, what could be more practical than pawn shops and cash advance outlets? EZCORP (EZPW) made me money last year and I expect more<font> </font>of the same as it continues to expand.
Most investors wish they could have gotten in on the ground floor o...
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Dog of the Dow #10: McDonald's (MCD)
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-5.00%
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69 days
(closed on 02/20/10)
Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Stocks to Sell  McDonald's (MCD) was a favorite of mine during the recession, as a weak dollar boosted overseas revenue and value-conscious consumers flocked to the Golden Arches. But low-priced fare can only take you so far, and competitors have started to erode MCD's hold on cheap eats.
What's more, the company's successful McCafe offerings took cash away from Starbucks (SBUX) in early 2009 -- but now cheaper at-home alternatives to brewing coffee are cutting into McDonald's java sales. That's bad news for MCD, and I rate this stock a sell. <><>Next: <>Dog of the Dow ...
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Thirteen Dow stocks that are doomed
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+0.00%
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(closed on 12/13/09)
Filed under: General Electric (GE), Wal-Mart (WMT), Home Depot (HD), Exxon Mobil (XOM), McDonald's (MCD), AT and T (T), Alcoa Inc (AA), Bank of America (BAC), Boeing Co (BA), Chevron Corp (CVX), Procter and Gamble (PG), Verizon Communications (VZ), Kraft Foods'A' (KFT), Stocks to Sell  Broader economic indicators like GDP and housing numbers seem to be pointing up lately. But despite this, the Dow 30 are stuck in a death spiral. This arbitrary index of outdated stocks is a poor sample of Wall Street right now and just can't seem to get its act together.
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Where should granny put $50,000?
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+12.15%
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81 days
(closed on 12/29/09)
Filed under: Getting started, McDonald's (MCD), Diageo plc (DEO), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Altria Group (MO), Novartis AG ADS (NVS), Automatic Data Proc (ADP), Kellogg Co (K), Consolidated Edison (ED), General Mills (GIS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Merck and Co (MRK), Duke Energy (DUK), Personal finance, S and P 500, Stocks to Buy, Southern Company (SO), Annaly Capital Management (NLY) <> One of my wonderful friends, Ms. P, asked me for some guidance on how she might allocate $50,000 currently earning peanuts in a money market account. Though she is decades from becoming a grandmother, after a...
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MCD
+7.33%
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161 days
(closed on 12/12/09)
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Short City: McDonald's, Fortune Brands
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1066 days
Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Fortune Brands (FO), Stocks to Sell Investor and trader Mishko Janusevich had a mantra that he used to repeat while outlining the top, new stock shorts that appeared that day, as determined by technical indicators.
He would stand next to the overhead projected stock chart at the front of the trading room, point to the stock chart and recite, "You see this stock? You see that it's dropped $8 in past two days? You think it can't drop any more? SELL THAT STOCK it's dropping more!!"
Short these shares if you can tolerate high-risk and are an experienced investor tha...
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About McDonald's Corp.
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Fast-food giant McDonald's (
Today is the 4th of July, and the nation is busy celebrating its 233rd birthday. 
One of the first movers seeing an uptick in spending due to increased consumer confidence is the restaurant space. Only a few diehards really like to stay home and cook. Dining out is a great way to escape. Even better is going to a restaurant for a meal that's affordable.
