Description: McDonald’s Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook promised to give details of his turnaround plan for the struggling chain next month, following another quarter of declining sales and profit.
Source: FinancialPost.com/Bloomberg.com
Date: April 22, 2015
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Why did the stock jump on the news of a plan?
Description: No, it’s not the Christmas season. The company’s CEO tells CNNMoney what holidays Party City makes the most money from.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: April 16, 2015
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/04/16/party-city-ipo.cnnmoney/
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Description: Eric Shoenstein of the Jensen Quality Growth Fund favors “all weather” companies that excel in good times and bad
Source: WSJ.com – video report
Date: April 16, 2015
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Description: If investors ever stop betting on opportunity and promise, things could get pretty scary for Netflix investors.
Source: MarketWatch.com
Date: April 16, 2015
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Description: Stanley Druckenmiller, the man who broke the Bank of England and made $1 billion in 1992 by selling the British pound with his colleague George Soros, is worried about today’s economy.
Source: Bloomberg.com
Date: April 13, 2015
Link: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-04-13/yes-worry-about-the-stock-market
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Description: This week, I thought I would provide an update on a company I’ve written about a few times over the years: CarMax. The company is the United States’ largest retailer of used vehicles. Headquartered in Richmond, Va., CarMax operates 146 used car stores in 74 markets. The CarMax consumer offer features low, no-haggle prices, a broad selection of CarMax Quality Certified used vehicles and superior customer service.
Source: MontrealGazette.com
Date: April 13, 2015
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Description: Until now, bad data has driven the market higher. Could that change this year?
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: April 06, 2015
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2015/04/06/can-bad-economic-data-be-good-for-stocks.cnnmoney/
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Description: The business-oriented social networking service is betting on online education in a move it says will help further the site’s global mission statement.
Source: Fortune.com – video report
Date: April 09, 2015
Link: http://for.tn/1CA0Nav
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Description: Amid its international growth plan to cut $1.5 billion in costs, Walgreen Boots Alliance (WBA)new management team led by Italian billionaire Stefano Pessina said 200 U.S. stores would close amid the restructuring and integration of two iconic brands.
Source: Forbes.com
Date: April 09, 2015
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Description: Here’s a trick question, see if you can figure it out. Of the following two investments, which one carries the lowest risk — cash or stocks?
Source: MarketWatch.com
Date: April 08, 2015
Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/when-it-comes-to-stock-vs-cash-follow-buffetts-lead-2015-04-08
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