Like much of the economy, Starbucks isn't completely healthy. But PR executive Michael Levine, author of "Broken Windows, Broken Business," goes so far as to suggest the company has come down with a potentially fatal "virus."    Read More

Gas prices have gotten so expensive it costs more to fuel your car than to fuel your body. My family is spending $150 a week on gasoline, A WEEK, and that is more than I spend on groceries. One reason for this disparity is that food suppliers are offering steep discounts as "loss leaders" during these tough times.    Read More

Food and beverage stocks have suffered indiscriminate selling in recent months. But shares like Unilever, Heineken and CSM could be valuable additions to portfolios at these levels.   Read More

Winning sectors like coal have taken a hit. Who's on top now?   Read More

Northrop Grumman and EADS want to assemble the KC-45 tanker in Mobile, Alabama--assuming the Air Force ever buys one. With Boeing successfully challenging that award, a Mobile restaurant called Foosackly's (what?) which specializes in chicken fingers is putting up billboards and selling T-shirts...    Read More

With soft commodity prices at record highs, is it time to invest in the sector?   Read More

That's what worked in 1990, in an environment much like this one.   Read More

As food prices surge investors should look to the Commonwealth of Independent States for opportunities, says strategist Kingsmill Bond.   Read More

One sector in particular is up despite a previous beat-down. Is this a sign?   Read More

Oh those marketing geniuses at Yum! Brands and Cadbury Schweppes. Slogans like "Finger Lickin' Good," and people dancing around singing "I'm a Pepper" just don't cut it anymore in the age of dogs riding skateboards on YouTube and products which promote "going commando." Sigh. I miss wanting to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony.    Read More