Getting kicked down stairs at a small home-improvement company made Kenneth Langone rich and has saved millions of do-it-yourselfers big bucks.In 1978, the legendary investor got into a tiff with the

“I’m just a banker doing God’s work.”-- Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS) “Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.”-- Ge

The United States, long an exporter of popular culture, may be exporting obesity to Europe, Asia, and Africa thanks to strong fast-food sales led by McDonald’s (MCD).The World Health Organizati

It’s been quite some time since I remember opening up a Starbucks (SBUX) quarterly report with a smile. Thankfully last week’s fourth-quarter results finally helped me regain some of my f

The coffee king will provide a window into the consumer’s mind when it announces earnings later today. Analysts expect Starbucks (SBUX) to report fourth-quarter earnings of about $0.21 per shar

Equities ended mixed in unusually tight trading. Buffett was a buffer against broader declines with his big railroad bet, but a downgrade of the semiconductor sector left Intel (INTC) (-2.68%) e

It’s been a tough year for Iceland, and it just keeps getting tougher.McDonald’s (MCD) announced it will be closing all three of its locations in Iceland due to the nation’s worseni

The weekend is upon us! Asian stocks rebounded overnight. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were up 2.4% and 1.45%, respectively. European stocks were mixed early this morning. And here in the US, we&rsqu

Editors Note: Welcome to Love It or Hate It, a regular dual-column feature that will capture the love-hate relationship America has with some of its biggest, most controversial companies. For past co

Editors Note: Welcome to Love It or Hate It, a regular dual-column feature that will capture the love-hate relationship America has with some of its biggest, most controversial companies. For past co