R.J. Hottovy

After 40 years at Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX), founder Howard Schultz announced he is leaving the company later this month. Starbucks stock dipped 3 percent Tuesday following the announcement, and several Wall Street firms weighed in on the potential impact on the coffee chain. Here’...

Ed Rensi is a former McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) executive who made headlines Tuesday when he suggested that it would be cheaper for McDonald's to buy a $35,000 robotic machine to handle customer orders rather than paying employees a proposed $15 minimum wage. However, R.J. Hottovy of...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock is up almost 40 percent year-to-date and the Street is getting even more optimistic about the company. R.J. Hottovy, Morningstar analyst, was on CNBC Friday to explain the reason for this optimism. Getting Back To Basics “The company has gotten back...

Shares of e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) are up more than 20 percent year-to-date, and analysts believe that it still has room to run. R.J. Hottovy, analyst at Morningstar, was on CNBC Wednesday to talk about what will continue to drive Amazon shares higher. Are Fulfillment...

E-commerce giant eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) is scheduled to post its fourth-quarter results after Wednesday's closing bell. R.J. Hottovy, global director and senior analyst at Morningstar, was on CNBC to talk about what investors should expect from eBay's results. What Are Your...

According to Barron’s, it’s “good-bye” time, not “buy” time for Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). It did not help that holiday sales fell almost a full percent compared to the two percent gain analysts expected. In addition, the company expects to report a decline in Q4 operating profit on February 27....