Gadfly

Patrick Doyle is a 20-year veteran with Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), so he helped guide the pizza chain's ordering strategy away from phoning locations to dial-up internet connections. As noted by Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, Domino's can count more than half of its sales from digital channels....

Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL)'s stock plunged 15 percent on Wednesday, and the decline carried over into Thursday's trading session in reaction to the company's poor third-quarter earnings report. Gadfly's Shelly Banjo hinted that Finish Line's poor results shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise...

There are many adjectives that could be used to describe Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) after a new data breach disclosed this week could result in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) walking away from its planned $4.8 billion acquisition of some of Yahoo's assets. Data Breach Ramifications Gadfly's...

Shares of Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) took a hit immediately following the release of its newest mobile game "Super Mario Run." On Thursday, the stock's American-listed ADR fell more than 3 percent to close the day at $29.35, while the stock's Tokyo-listed equity (TYO: 7974) fell 4 percent...

Charging $10 for a cup of coffee seems like a ludicrous idea, but this is exactly what Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) wants to do. According to Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, Starbucks isn't looking to overhaul its entire business and get rid of its tried and tested business model. Rather, the coffee...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) proposed in early September to acquire two suppliers of additive manufacturing equipment, Arcam AB and SLM Solutions Group for $1.4 billion. Elliott Management, an activist investor and SLM Solutions shareholder initially opposed the deal, arguing the proposed...

Are you ready for some beer-stock related puns? According to Gadfly's Tara Lachapelle, Boston Beer Company Inc (NYSE: SAM), the parent company behind the Sam Adams brand of beer, reported its third-quarter earnings results on Thursday, which were "brewtal" as its revenue is "falling flat." The...

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE: VRX) has a strenuous task ahead. Will the company's past missteps and future uncertainty allow the embattled pharma company to recover? "Valeant really wants a fresh start. But the market's memory is turning out to be a little longer than the...