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After a strong 2011, MCD looks set to tighten its belt and pull back

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Sell, baby, sell!

The bubbling crude has been rising since October — price that is. As people are cranking up their heat and energy outputs for the winter months, it’s no surprise that there are profits to be made. However, over the long haul (and even recently), companies who live and die by the drill have been coming [...]

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ETF’s holdings point to a new direction away from Ralph Lauren

Go back a couple of months and look at the top holdings in the PowerShares Dynamic Consumer Discretionary Sector ETF (NYSE:PEZ). One of the biggest was Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL), the ninth-largest holding at 2.62% of the overall portfolio. Flash forward to Dec. 7, and it’s nowhere to be found. Interestingly, V.F. Corp. (NYSE:VFC), Ralph Lauren’s [...]