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Is The Habit Going to Become More Like McDonald's?
It wasn't that long ago that McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) was copying the playbook of its fast-casual rivals, sprucing up its menu with trendy foods like kale bowls, lobster rolls, and sirloin burgers....
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Pandora Pops on Analyst Upgrade: What You Need to Know
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
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MGM Resorts International Q3: America First
In some ways, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is a throwback casino operator. In contrast to its most prominent competitors, who now get most of their take from abroad, it draws the bulk of....
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Is Las Vegas Sands Stock a Buy?
Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) is the most valuable gaming company in the world, due largely to its strong market position in Asia. The company is a leader in Macau and has one of only two....
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Is Roku Too Hot After Earnings?
In a year including some notably disappointing IPOs, Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) appears to be the rare exception. After pricing its initial public price at $14 per share, good for a $1.3 billion....
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Why I'm Not Selling My Walt Disney Shares
Let's be honest: Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) fiscal 2017 wasn't very impressive. For the first time in nearly a decade, the largest monkey in the entertainment jungle posted declines in both revenue....
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5 Things Disney Wants You to Know
Nobody's perfect. Last week Disney (NYSE: DIS) reported that sales and profits fell over the past 12 months, marking the first time in seven years that the entertainment giant failed to set a new....
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Is Roku the Best Way to Invest in Cord-Cutting?
Cord-cutting is a growing trend in the United States. Research firm eMarketer expects nearly 5 million Americans to stop subscribing to cable this year, accelerating from last year. And even if....
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Disney's Loss Is Sirius XM's Gain
After a notoriously short-lived run on Disney's (NYSE: DIS) majority-owned ESPN, Barstool Sports is setting up a larger presence at Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI). The edgy sports and men's....
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Theaters Won't Make as Much From "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
Many fans all over the world are extremely excited about the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi, starring Mark Hamill in his return to the role of Luke Skywalker.But perhaps no one is as excited as....
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SeaWorld Entertainment's Earnings Are All Wet
Sometimes, when you've been down so long, any direction starts to look like up. That's apparently true in the case of SeaWorld Entertainment's (NYSE: SEAS) third quarter. Although revenue and....
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Disney's Streaming Service Won't Compete with Netflix
Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger gave a few more details about Disney's forthcoming direct-to-consumer streaming service during the company's fourth quarter earnings call. The streaming service....
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Can Planet Fitness Stock Keep Going After Last Week's 12% Pop?
It's not just the members working up a sweat that are pumped up for Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) these days.Shares of the discount gym operator surged 12.3% after the company posted another period....
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Why Buffalo Wild Wings, Mattel, and Kulicke and Soffa Industries Jumped Today
Tuesday was a negative day on Wall Street, as major benchmarks fell back from their modest gains on Monday. Stocks did manage to recover from more extensive losses earlier in the day, but anxiety....
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Why Buffalo Wild Wings Stock Skyrocketed Today
Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) were up 25.2% as of 12:30 p.m. EST Tuesday after the sports-centric restaurant chain received a spicy takeover bid. According to a report (may require....
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Despegar.com Has a Lot to Prove on Thursday
If planning the perfect getaway is all about timing, it's fair to say that Despegar.com (NYSE: DESP) couldn't have gone public at a worse possible time. Market sentiment has soured on travel....
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3 Key Takeaways From Red Robin’s Terrible 3rd Quarter
This quarter was one Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRGB) would rather forget. You'll find all the headline numbers here, but the short version was that the company missed on both the....
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What Might Be Next for Disney's ESPN and the NFL?
The beating heart of The Walt Disney Corporation (NYSE: DIS), at least from a financial perspective, is the company's media networks division, which provides approximately half of the company's....
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3 High Points From Texas Roadhouse's Third Quarter 2017
Shares of casual steakhouse chain Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ: TXRH) are down slightly since reporting an impressive third quarter of 2017. In spite of the positive report card, investors chose to be....
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5 Restaurants That Prove Millennials Still Love Fast Food
Organic food is supposedly all the rage. Sales of food made without conventional methods or additives like pesticides and hormones increased 8.4% last year compared to an overall increase of 0.6%....
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Roku, Inc. Could Be Experiencing a Short Squeeze
Roku's (NASDAQ: ROKU) third quarter was good, but not this good. Shares have now more than doubled in the three trading days since Roku's first earnings release as a public company. It's also not....
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5 Things Starbucks Management Wants You to Know
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) recently closed the books on a fiscal year that, while setting profit and sales records, missed management's key targets. Revenue rose 7% to lag its double-digit goal, and....
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What Happens When The New York Times' Subscription Surge Tapers Off?
In its third-quarter results, released at the beginning of this month, The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) reported a 14% increase in overall subscription revenue, which was propelled by a....
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Disney Management Talks Theme Parks, International Opportunities, and Thor
Overall, Disney's (NYSE: DIS) third-quarter results last week lacked any big surprises. But Disney's third-quarter earnings call included plenty of interesting fodder for investors to mull over.....
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DISH Network (DISH) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
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