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Eliza Popescu's Blog Posts
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McDonald's may raise prices on dollar menu
07/24/08
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Filed under: Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, McDonald's (MCD)Despite high commodity prices and challenging market conditions that put pressure on consumer spending, McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) was able to surprise Wall Street by reporting a stronger-than-expected second quarter profit. Ho...
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America's cheapest cars
07/17/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Economic dataWe have heard a lot of news over the past 12 months about soaring fuel prices and the effect it is having on the major automakers. With record-high oil prices, and gasoline ru...
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Nordstrom plans to open new store at Santa Monica Place
07/16/08
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Filed under: Deals, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Nordstrom, Inc (JWN)If you are addicted to fashion, then I have good news that should brighten your shopping days. Macerich Co. (NYSE: MAC) announced Tuesday that retailer Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) will become the anchor at Santa Monica ...
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Discount merchants benefit from high sales in June
07/11/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Products and services, Consumer experience, Wal-Mart (WMT), Costco Wholesale (COST), Economic data, Nordstrom, Inc (JWN)Some of the country's largest retail chains had good June sales, benefitting from consumers looking for a place to spend their tax rebates, but this was not ...
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Back-to-school shopping season has started
07/09/08
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Filed under: Consumer experience, Marketing and advertising, Staples Inc (SPLS)They say it's never too early to start getting ready for the upcoming school year, and Tuesday, Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) announced it was officially kicking off the back-to-school shopping season. This came as a reactio...
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Peugeot, Fiat face consumer spending woes
07/08/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Bad news, Products and services, Economic dataWe have heard a lot of news over the past 12 months about the slowing economy and the effect it is having on major American automakers like Ford Motor (NYSE: F) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), but how are some smaller overseas autom...
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Adidas plans to open new stores in China
07/03/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE), Economic dataIf you love Adidas' clothing and footwear then I have some good news for you. Adidas is eying to open about 2,300 new stores in China by 2010, lifting its total number to 6,300. The company's decision ...
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BusinessWeek: Be wary of stocks under $10
07/02/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Apple Inc (AAPL), Ford Motor (F), Motorola (MOT), Research in Motion (RIMM), Washington Mutual (WM), Economic data, JetBlue Airways (JBLU)The weak market conditions have caused many stock prices to fall under $10. Not only smaller -- ...
Commodities may face declines ahead
06/30/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Consumer experience, Economic data, Commodities, Oil, AgricultureDespite being on the verge of the best first six months of a year in the past 35 years, there are some concerns we may see a reversal in commodities over the next six months. This would come as a result of higher...
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Some REITs for your portofolio from Kiplinger
06/26/08
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Filed under: Industry, Stocks to BuyOver the last few months, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have shown that they are able to survive in tough conditions, at least compared with most other stocks. However, there have been signs of weakness for REITs lately and this is likely to continue.
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Recent market turmoil makes Citigroup break its promise
06/25/08
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Filed under: Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Marketing and advertising, Citigroup Inc. (C)The recent challenging market conditions created much not only on traders and companies, but also cause some big names to break promises they had made to consumers. Eric Dash of The New York Times tel...
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BusinessWeek looks at solar stocks
06/24/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Applied Materials (AMAT), Economic data, OilWith the high fuel prices over the past year, solar stocks have been making some nice gains. But there are some signs that they may not be as safe as they appear. Investors' interest in sola...
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S&P thinks telecom stocks may be poised for a rebound
06/23/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Deals, Competitive strategy, Apple Inc (AAPL), AT and T (T), ALLTEL Corp (AT), Verizon Communications (VZ), Economic dataDuring the challenging market conditions over the past year, the telecom sector has felt its fair share of the pain. Standard & Poor's Todd Rosenbluth s...
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Some agricultural stocks to consider from BusinessWeek
06/20/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Economic data, Deere and Co (DE), Commodities, Agriculture, Bunge Ltd. (BG), Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)When natural disasters happen, there are always some companies that can turn the circumstance...
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Stocks to consider under $10 from CNBC
06/19/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Ford Motor (F), Motorola (MOT), Sprint Nextel Corp (S), CIT Group (CIT), Economic dataDragged down by the challenging market conditions, many stocks have fallen under $10 lately. CNBC's Cindy Perman suggests that some of these stocks could be become good investments for trader...
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Barron's offers a survey of momentum plays in hot sectors
06/17/08
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Filed under: Newspapers, U.S. Steel (X), Commodities, Oil, Stocks to BuyWith crude oil prices soaring, shares in coal and fertilizer companies have also been climbing for the past year. Barron's offers a survey of the momentum plays, pointing out some opportunities and risks when investing in coal an...
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Some oil stocks for your portofolio from Kiplinger
06/16/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Newsletters, ConocoPhillips (COP), Economic data, Oil, Stocks to BuyWith the economy facing soaring crude oil prices for the past year, consumers and drivers have seen a major impact on their savings. It could seem as though the good old times are over. Gasoline at $4 a gallon...
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SmartMoney suggestions to avoid the pitfalls of falling oil prices
06/13/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Economic data, OilWith the soaring oil prices, oil bulls have been benefiting from nice gains lately but there are some pessimistic signs that this may be about to change. The Fed's comments related to inflation stirred some worries among investors tha...
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Best stocks to retire on from Fortune 40
06/12/08
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Filed under: Forecasts, Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Microsoft (MSFT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Coca-Cola (KO), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Colgate-Palmolive (CL), Procter and Gamble (PG), Economic dataMany of us would be happy to benefit from a quiet retirement w...
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Kiplinger suggests five stocks for Father's Day
06/11/08
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Filed under: Diageo plc (DEO), Best Buy (BBY)Father's Day is a special occasion for many of us, a day to show our daddies how much we love them. We give dad some extra attention that day and usually also a present that could make him happy. Kiplinger.com has an interesting idea -- one that I really l...
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