By Veronika Bondarenko Walmart’s latest shelf stock continues a growing pattern of retailer-brand partnerships While fried chicken in the shape of a taco will occasionally pop up in dishes like KFC Singapore’s Mac ‘N Cheese Kentaco, it was Yum! Brands …
Bill Gates Has Covid (And a Plan to End Pandemics)
By Tony Owusu Bill Gates has invested big in vaccines and those investments have paid off well by his own account. Bill Gates has had pandemics on his mind for a while now. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said it would commit $10 billion over the…
Papa John’s Has a Plan to Beat Domino’s and Pizza Hut
By Veronika Bondarenko And it involves the word premium. If there’s one word that works as a buyer draw-in and way to claim your product is superior, it’s “premium.” Brands will use it to refer to anything from a flight upgrade and car rental tiers to …
Cramer’s Mad Money Recap 5/11: Carvana, Rivian, Netflix
By Scott Rutt Jim Cramer says this market is ugly. It’s painful. And it’s likely not done yet. The Federal Reserve is at war with inflation, and Wednesday it lost another battle, as the latest Consumer Price Index reading came in red hot, Jim Cramer to…
Royal Caribbean Makes a Big Statement About Its Next Cruise Ship
By Daniel Kline The cruise line continues to raise the stakes in its battle with Norwegian and Carnival. When Wonder of the Seas began sailing from Fort Lauderdale in March, it claimed the title of the largest cruise ship in the world. It took that cro…
Disney Stock Leaps As Solid 7.2 Subscriber Additions Offsets Q2 Earnings Miss
By Martin Baccardax “Our strong results in the second quarter, including fantastic performance at our domestic parks and continued growth of our streaming services,” said CEO Bob Chapek. Updated at 4:16 pm EST Walt Disney (DIS) – Get Walt Disney Compan…
Barron’s Chooses Funds for Coping with Inflation
By Dan Weil Barron’s cited real asset, stock and bond funds. Consumer prices soared 8.3% in the 12 months through April. With consumer prices soaring 8.3% in the 12 months through April, you may be looking for investments that can withstand or benefit …
Forget Stocks and NFTs, and Buy Sneakers
By Veronika Bondarenko Many rare sneaker models can resell used for five figures. If the word sneakers brings up images of the beaten-up shoes you wear to the gym, you probably won’t think of them and investment in the same sentence. Better think stock…
Ford Deals a Huge Blow to Rivian
By Luc Olinga The legacy carmaker is one of Rivian’s two major shareholders. The other main shareholder is Amazon. It’s official. Ford (F) – Get Ford Motor Company Report disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission document that it sold Rivian (R…
SEC Wants Crypto Exchanges to Stop Trading Against Clients
By Tony Owusu Earlier this month the SEC nearly doubled the size of its crypto regulatory unit. Part of the draw of cryptocurrencies has been the anonymity the digital assets afford. But as bitcoin leads the market lower, that anonymity and lack of ove…