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Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares were down 5% on Friday after the company reported an earning beat in the first quarter but failed to reassure investors that its advertising business has stabilized in the current quarter. Twitter reported first-quarter earnings per share of 11 cents on $808 million...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares traded lower by more than 7% on Friday after the company missed first-quarter earnings estimates and said it plans to spend $4 billion in the second quarter combatting the coronavirus (COVID-19). Amazon reported first-quarter EPS of $5.01, short of consensus...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) shares jumped 5.9% on Thursday after the company reported that ad revenue has stabilized following a steep drop in March. On Wednesday afternoon, Facebook reported first-quarter revenue of $17.74 billion, up 18% from a year ago. The social media giant also reported 2.99...

Global coffee chain Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) reported second-quarter results Tuesday that were notable for the disruption to its business from the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how the Street reacted.  The Starbucks Analysts Oppenheimer analyst Brian Bittner maintained...

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) has had a brutal 2020 up to this point, but at least one analyst said Thursday the company could still have a record year. The WWE Analyst MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler reiterated his Buy rating for WWE, but cut his price target from $58 to $48....

Investors who want to own a fast food stock need to have "the stomach" to continue tolerating major volatility going forward, MKM Partners chief market technician JC O'Hara said on CNBC's "Trading Nation." 'Positive Read-Through' From Wendy's  One...

With theaters likely to remain closed until August as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the fate of National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) will depend on their liquidity profile, according to MKM Partners. National CineMedia: Shaken But Still...

Pizza delivery chains are "better positioned" compared to other restaurant chains to navigate through the coronavirus pandemic, including Papa John's Int'l, Inc./ (NASDAQ: PZZA), according to MKM Partners. The Papa John's Analyst Brett Levy upgraded Papa John's from...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) provided its investors with an update on its business Thursday in the wake of the global coronavirus outbreak, and the picture wasn’t pretty. Starbucks said it is expecting a 50% drop in China revenue in the first quarter due to the outbreak. Temporary...

Shares of Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) have fallen 30% since the end of January and investors should be buyers of the dip, according to MKM Partners. The Snap Analyst Rohit Kulkarni upgraded Snapchat's stock from Neutral to Buy with an unchanged $19 price target. The Snap Thesis Snap's stock...

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) stock peaked in the middle of the Great Recession, with shares pressing $67. In the last decade, the Street has pulled back on the stock and let its value dwindle to nickels and dimes. One analyst said Friday that even that valuation is too generous. The...

Shake Shack Inc (NYSE: SHAK) reported fourth-quarter results that fell short of expectations. Management acknowledged it suffered from a "significant slowdown" in its growth business, which contributed to the stock's sell-off. Shake Shack reported quarterly earnings of 6 cents per...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) could face a tumultuous near-term, weighed down by the COVID-19 outbreak in China, but the coffee retailer is well positioned in the long term, according to an MKM Partners analyst.  The Starbucks Analyst Brett Levy initiated coverage of Starbucks with...

It's not completely clear what might be coming this year and when from game makers Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO), MKM Partners said in a Friday note. The Analyst MKM's Eric Handler downgraded Take-Two from Buy to Neutral and lowered the target price from $142 to $133....

Slack Technologies Inc (NYSE: WORK) reported third-quarter revenue and earnings beats on Wednesday. Slack also guided for fourth-quarter revenue of between $172 million and $174 million, slightly above consensus analyst expectations of $172.4 million. However, Slack also guided for a fourth-quarter...