Habit Restaurants, Inc. Class A (HABT)

In full disclosure, over at the Stocks Under $10 Portfolio, we trimmed back our exposure to Farfetch shares after the open. Why? The shares have had a great run near 30% and from a portfolio management perspective, it pushed the position size well p...

And we now have the November Retail Sales report in hand and see it rose 0.2% month over month, missing the expected bump up of 0.5%. Excluding autos, retail sales rose 0.3% in November vs. October and 3.1% vs. November 2018. In looking at the repor...

I've just been informed that limited time offers, like Chipotle's carne asada, are all the rage and McDonald's is set to bring the McRib Sandwich back, yes for a limited time, starting on Monday.  For those unfamiliar with the McRib, it is a "restru...

Now I love a tasty burger as much as the next person, and even though startup company NovaMeat can 3D print plant-based steaks, I'm inclined to stick with meat burgers for now. I may slide over to the occasional chicken burger or even ahi tuna burge...

Alright folks, I need to dig into earnings from Habit Restaurants and Fitbit , so I'm going to say my farewells for today. Once again thanks to all involved, from Jim Cramer and Doug Kass to others, for letting me play in the Diary sandbox. And a he...

As the Fed press conference drones on with nothing new being shared, let's turn our gaze to what we'll be facing after the close -- more earnings! A quick scan says we have roughly 135 reports coming at us in just over one hour's time. In terms of t...

Morning folks, I'm back in the saddle today and it's one that before it's all over will see more than 230 companies report their earnings and let's not forget about the ones, like Apple  , that reported last night that will have an impact on today's...

Following the lead of several states, the House today approved legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025, from the current $7.25 per hour in 21 states. While some will declare victory, others will see it through the eyes of compa...

As we gear into the final 90 minutes of market trading today, equities remain well in the red as trade and tariffs emanating primarily from China and the U.S weigh on investors. We've got 10 of the 11 S&P 500 sectors down, but most of the FAANG stoc...

Apologies for the brief interlude as I had a radio interview with Bill Meyer at KMED in Oregon that came in over the transom at the last minute. Bill wanted to talk about the news yesterday that the Fed will raise interest rates another two times th...

A great business does not mean a great investment.