Avian Flu

Some consumers might have groceries on their minds instead of Christmas gifts or in their holiday shopping carts. What Happened: Consumers are looking for top deals on televisions, video game consoles and toys this Black Friday shopping season, which comes as experts predict the shopping holiday...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has public health officials on alert after it spread to an unprecedented number of cows in the U.S. this year and led to positive tests of the virus in four U.S. dairy workers so far this year. A severe variant of the H5N1 strain infected animals ranging...

During the last major avian flu outbreak, the United States lost nearly 50 million birds — the majority of which were chickens — and suffered great economic pains. The loss of eggs and poultry pushed prices to record and long-term highs, inspired bans on American exports to effectively...

Within the past 48 hours, there has been a fifth confirmed outbreak of avian influenza, or “bird flu” in the U.K. The H5N8 strain of the bird flu has spread from wild birds to farmed poultry in several areas of the U.K. The U.K. outbreak is one of 40 outbreaks of bird flu around the...

Deutsche Bank issued a company update on Hormel Foods Corp (NYSE: HRL), advising investors to wait for a better entry point to buy stock in the food company. Deutsche Bank downgraded Hormel Foods from Buy to Hold and maintained their $76 price target. Mario Contreras and Eric Katzman, analysts at...

Bojangles Inc (NASDAQ: BOJA) reported its first quarter results on Thursday after market close. Wells Fargo: Same-Store Sales Impressive Jeff Farmer of Wells Fargo commented in a note that Bojangles' same-store sales gains of 7.9 percent were impressive despite being pre-released in early...

Shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) have had a straight upward run in the past few months, up over 27 percent year-to-date and trading near their all-time highs. Nicole Miller Regan, managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray, was on CNBC Tuesday to discuss what...

Two major Wall Street research firms weighed in on Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) on Thursday. While Wunderlich is worried about the Avian Flu hurting the company and reiterated a Hold rating on the stock, Miller Tabak upgraded it to a Buy on growth potential and a recent pullback in...

In a report published Thursday, Wunderlich analyst Robert Derrington discussed which companies faces the most risk from the Avian Flu epidemic. Derrington cited commodity experts at the American Restaurant Association (ARA) who noted that further risks continue. The organization suggested that...