Filed under: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) , Stocks to Buy The U.S.’s ‘frugal consumer’ era will lead to many casualties in the restaurant chain sector, but The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE ) won’t be one, which is why I’m reiterating my Buy rating for CAKE, first recommended on June 25, 2009 at a price of $16.30. Don’t expect anything spectacular from CAKE in FY2009 — flattish to slightly higher same store sales, and only a slight increase in revenue, with most likely a net zero increase in restaurants operated. The aforementioned doesn’t sound like much, but at the retail/restaurant chain end of the commerce spectrum, survival is the name of the game under these economic conditions, and Cheesecake Factory will

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Look for Cheesecake Factory to be among the success stories when the recession ends

Filed under: Private equity To say Bruce Wasserstein was “smart” is a big understatement.

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M&A legend, Bruce Wasserstein, dies

Filed under: Law , Scandals Two New York investors have filed a lawsuit against the Securities & Exchange Commission, accusing the SEC of a “pattern of incompetence” in failing to detect and put a stop to Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme. “Had the SEC carried out its functions with even a minimum of reasonable due care, many, if not most, of Madoff’s victims would have been spared the financial ruin they face today,” the complaint said

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Filed under: Stocks to Buy I’m reiterating my Buy rating for Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK ), first recommended on February 10, 2009 at a price of $32.88. If you bought SWK in February, you’re up more than 39%. Institutional investors (IIs) have bid-up Stanley’s shares practically all year, on likely better-than-expected emerging market GDP growth and a firming U.S

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It’s up, up and away with SWK

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Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , Southwest Airlines (LUV) Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV ), the Dallas-based low-cost air carrier, is scheduled to discuss its third quarter 2009 financial results in a conference call Thursday at 11:30 AM ET hosted by CEO Gary Kelly and CFO Laura Wright

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Southwest Airlines to post a profit for Q3?

Filed under: China , Private equity In a way, the private equity market in China looks similar to the ways things looked in the U.S. during the late 1970s.

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KKR moves on Chinese lending

Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT) , Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) , Intel (INTC) , Market matters , Cramer on BloggingStocks , Technology From TheStreet.com Network Intel Beats Street Despite Profit Dip Google Dominance TheStreet.com’s Jim Cramer says call-sellers will be frantically trying to bring in their annuity calls after Intel’s report. Oh no, a second time.

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Cramer on BloggingStocks: Scramble for tech

Filed under: Amgen Inc (AMGN) Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN ) closed at $59.27. AMGN is scheduled to report Q3 EPS on October 21

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Options Update: Amgen volatility low into EPS, guidance and Dmab