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Starbucks Hopes Nostalgia Will Boost Profits

Starbucks Corp (SBUX) launched its new brewed coffee, Pike Place Roast, yesterday at its company-operated stores in the U.S. The new coffee is intentionally named after the location of Starbucks' first store, which opened in Seattle's Pike Place Market ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  9 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Howard Schultz,  Starbucks Corp,  McDonald's

Annaly Capital Management: More Than One Way To Milk a Cash Cow

We believe that our executives should be able to provide for their retirement needs from the total annual compensation they earn based on our performance. Accordingly, other than an employer matching contribution, which is the same that we provide ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  2 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Securities and Exchange Commission

As Financials Crumble, Meredith Whitney Pumps Up PR Machine

Max Von Mayerling: Madame is the greatest star of them all. Is Meredith secretly pinching our feeds? It is fascinating to watch the PR machine(s) thrown into overdrive, pumping up the legend of the moment. Oppenheimer & Co banking analyst, ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  31 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Merrill Lynch,  Henry Blodget,  Citigroup,  H&R Block, Inc.,  Amazon.com

Derailed Growth at FreightCar America

Railcar freight volume in the U.S. totaled 363.6 billion ton-miles in this year's first 11 weeks, up 2.3% from last year—despite weather-related volume shortfalls in January. Survey data suggests that rising diesel fuel prices—i.e. higher ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  26 Mar 2008
Related Topics: NYSE,  Burlington Northern,  Trinity Industries, Inc.

Breaking Up is Hard to Do For Boston Scientific and Co-Founder Peter Nicolas

On April 26, 2006, interventional medical device maker Boston Scientific (BSX) acquired Guidant Corp—the then second-largest maker of implantable cardiac defibrillators [ICD] and pacemakers (behind Medtronic) for $27.3 billion. Instrumental in ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  24 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Boston Scientific,  Medtronic, Inc.,  Johnson & Johnson,  Time Warner Inc.

Alcoa: Proxy Reveals Compensation Committee's Polluted Judgement

Every day, Alcoa Inc (AA) mines 86,300 tons of bauxite, refines 41,000 tons of alumina, and smelts 9,575 tons of aluminum, worldwide, from Iceland to Australia. This upstream business model remains highly profitable, with fiscal 2007 income from ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  19 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Alcoa, Inc.,  Merrill Lynch

Raser Technologies: All Talk, No Profits

Despite another quarter of red ink, Martin Petersen, Chief Financial Officer of RZ), which is looking to develop geothermal assets as an alternative energy source, said the Company "made tremendous progress in achieving [our] goals during the year, ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  13 Mar 2008
Related Topics: NYSE,  Leonard Cohen,  Merrill Lynch

Citigroup: Assessing Other Credit Risks

In an internal memo released Wednesday, Citigroup Inc (C) Chief Executive Vikram Pandit called the bank "well capitalized," and characterized most of its major units as "dynamic and thriving businesses." Thursday morning, the largest U.S. bank said it ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  7 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Citigroup

Dell Share Buybacks: Good For Shareholders?

Dell Inc (DELL) said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 6.4 percent, to $679 million or 31 cents per share, in the quarter ended February 1, 2007 (including several one-time expenses totaling 7 cents per share and gains of 4 cents per ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  2 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Dell, Inc.,  eBay Inc.

How Bright Is China Solar's Future?

China Solar & Clean Energy Solutions, Inc. (CSOL.OB) provides solar hot water heaters and coal fired residential boilers in the People’s Republic of China [PRC], primarily in rural areas. Going forward, given prospects for alternative energy solutions ...

From 10Q DETECTIVE, ETF Investor,  28 Feb 2008

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