Negativity and Skittishness Abound
No offense. All defense. That's what every day feels like these days. "So-and-so is out defending Boeing (BA) against stories of slowing orders." "Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) defended on Amazon (AMZN) competition." "McDonald's (MCD) defended on slowing Asia," "Starbucks (SBUX) defended on slowing Europe." "Harman (HAR) defended on Apple's (AAPL) Siri incursion into autos." "Nike (NKE) defended on possibly faltering Asian sales."
I find this kind of research to be reflective of how negative everything has become. These aren't upgrades. They aren't new, positive catalysts. They are simply attempts to try to defend a decline that may or may not be warranted....320 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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