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Filed under: Competitive strategy , Entrepreneurs , Small business In 1997, tech entrepreneur Greg Gianforte started a company in an extra bedroom in his house. It became known as RightNow Technologies (NASDAQ: RNOW ), which now generates more than $100 million in annual revenues . Recently, I had a chance to talk to Greg
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Entrepreneur’s Journal: What business to start now?
Filed under: Economic data , Recession The unemployment rate fell from 9.4% to 9.5% last month , with the number of positions cut falling almost by half — from 442,000 in June to 247,000 in July.
Filed under: Personal finance , Headline news , Recession For the fifth month in a row, consumers paid down their credit cards and other debt , as the worldwide recession continues to drive conservative financial behavior. According to the Federal Reserve, outstanding consumer debt fell $10.3 billion (4.9%) to $2.5 trillion in June
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Consumer debt headed in the right direction, spending hampered
Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , Time Warner (TWX) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Media World , Film , Marvel Entertainment (MVL) , Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) I watch Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF ) pretty regularly. I’ve written extensively about the company
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Lions Gate Entertainment: What to expect in the Q1 report
Filed under: Starbucks (SBUX) On Tuesday, July 21, brewing behemoth Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX ) bested Wall Street earnings estimates for the second quarter. The Seattle-based coffee giant reported earnings of $151.5 million in the period, driven by cost-cutting efforts and the downsizing of underperforming stores.
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Coffee stock #5: Starbucks (SBUX)
Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , Wal-Mart (WMT) , Penney (J.C.) (JCP) , Blockbuster Inc ‘A’ (BBI) , Kohl’s Corp (KSS) , Economic data Last week offered mixed messages about whether an economic recovery is indeed underway. The unemployment figures were not as bad as feared, but July sales numbers were nothing to write home about, despite the wild popularity of the so-called cash-for-clunkers program
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The week in preview: Eye on retail — Walmart, Macy’s, Blockbuster …
Filed under: Stocks to Buy On Tuesday, July 28, the Northern California-based Peet’s Coffee & Tea (NASDAQ: PEET ) reported a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street estimates. The company cited a combination of tighter cost controls and higher sales at its specialty business as chief reasons for the better-than-expected results.
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Coffee stock #4: Peet’s Coffee & Tea (PEET)
