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Keurig Green Mountain Bought Out In $13 Billion Deal; Acquiring Firm Building Quite The Coffee Portfolio
Monday, December 7, 2015 - 9:55am | 482Shares of Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ: GMCR) lost more than 60 percent over the past year and traded as high as $141.69 over the past 52 weeks. Keurig confirmed on Monday it will be acquired by an investor group led by JAB Holding Company. JAB Holding Company is a private company...
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Keurig, Office Depot And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 3:50pm | 752Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company to snap up shares. Here are some stocks that have seen insider buying recently. First Financial Bankshares One director has scooped up a total of 9,600 shares of First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:...
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Five Top Nasdaq Stocks In February
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 12:24pm | 756The new year has proved to be a volatile one on the stock markets. The Nasdaq is no exception, swinging down and up some 300 points in the first two months of 2014. Here is a quick look at five of the top-performing Nasdaq stocks in the past month. Note that all of them have market caps greater...
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Market Wrap For February 24: Markets Showing Strength To Start The Week
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 5:46pm | 3826U.S. stocks rose as investors as the S&P 500 traded at new historical highs and clearing its 2014 losses. Investors shrugged off disappointing earning reports and economic data and chose to focus on several prominent merger and acquisition activities. The S&P 500 hit a new intra-day...
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Coca-Cola Earnings Preview: Looking For New Growth
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 7:38am | 781Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), which recently announced a major strategic partnership with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results Tuesday, February 18, before the markets open. Investors will be thirsty for more details about how...
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Market Wrap For February 12: Markets Take a Breather, Senate Passes Debt Limit Bill
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 5:59pm | 3119U.S. stocks took a breather on Wednesday with major indices little changed after one of the largest four-day bull runs in recent history. The House has authorized a one year extension to the government's borrowing authority until March 16, 2015. The Senate gave the final seal of approval this...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For February 6
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 10:08am | 884Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Twitter: First ever quarterly report disappoints investors Last night, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) reported its first ever quarterly report. The company announced that its fourth quarter EPS of $0.02 beat the consensus estimate of -$0.01....
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Enters 10-Year Agreement With Coca-Cola
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 6:05pm | 335On Wednesday, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced that it signed a ten year agreement with Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) to collaborate on the development and introduction of the Coca-Cola's global brand portfolio for use in Green Mountain's upcoming Keurig Cold beverage system....
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of February 3: GM, Twitter, Disney And More
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 7:42am | 989January, with its five percent correction, is behind us, and earnings continue to roll out this week, whether or not the groundhog saw his shadow. Highlights will include quarterly results from General Motors (NYSE: GM), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Philip Morris (NYSE: PM) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS),...
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Starbucks Earnings Preview: Double-Digit EPS, Sales Growth Expected
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:54am | 750Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), which was quick to fix a recently discovered vulnerability with its smartphone app, is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results Thursday, January 23, after the markets close. Goldman Sachs just downgraded Starbucks on concerns over its same-store sales trends...
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Market Wrap For January 9: All Eyes on Tomorrow's Job Report
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 5:43pm | 2416Markets were relatively calm during Thursday's trading session as investors anticipate Friday's jobs report. The December employment report is expected to show about 200,000 payroll jobs representing a steady growth and a clear sign that labor market and economy are both strong. Related:...
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Market Wrap For January 7: Markets Reverse 3-Day Slump
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 5:39pm | 2743For the first time in the new year, markets ended the day on a positive note. While it is only a few days in, markets appear to have started off 2014 on uncertain footing. Investors and traders found some positives in the U.S. trade deficit which fell to its lowest level in four years, an...
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Market Wrap For November 26: Nasdaq Closes Above 4,000 For First Time Since 2000
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 5:44pm | 1627Investors and traders certainly had their plates full Tuesday with a plethora of data releases sending the Dow to new record highs and the Nasdaq index closing above 4,000 after briefly breaching the mark on Monday. The markets gave back modest gains towards the end of the trading session and...
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Market Wrap For November 21: Dow Re-Claims 16,000 level On Positive Job Data
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 5:40pm | 2029Encouraging news coming from the job market was enough to send the major markets higher. Initial Jobless Claims declined 21,000 to 323,000 versus an estimated 335,000. As to be expected, the Senate Banking Panel Voted in favor to approve Janet Yellen as the next Fed Chair. The Dow gained 0....
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Market Wrap For November 20: Inflation Data Points To "No" Tapering, Fed Meeting Notes Points To "Yes" Tapering
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 6:02pm | 2026Investors and traders welcomed news of lower than expected inflation. The U.S. Labor Department monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for October fell 0.10 percent, compared to an estimated flat reading. Year over year, the index is up 1.00 percent, in line with expectations. The Fed's target...