Spencer Jakab
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New York, NY, United States
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Heard on the Street’s Stock-Picking Contest
Read about our columnists’ most- and least-favorite stocks as they make their choices. → Read More
This Year’s Most Buoyant Sector Was a Win for Value Investors
Cruise lines were the top performer of the second quarter and among the top U.S. stocks for the year. Their secret was low expectations. → Read More
Time to Get the Check at Olive Garden Parent
Darden Restaurants has stood out above peers since the pandemic hit, but now its valuation does too. → Read More
Price Relief Coming at the Drive-Through
Fast-food restaurants are about to get a break, except for one big category. → Read More
Pizza Has Gone From Hot to Cold to Frozen
Chains such as Domino’s and Papa John’s have suffered as consumers cut back on the pandemic superstars. → Read More
Subway Is for Sale—Who Wants to Be a Hero?
The home of the $5 footlong and largest U.S. restaurant chain by locations needs to find an alluring price for selling itself to private equity. → Read More
The RV Boom Is Over, But These Stocks Promise a Sweet Ride
Sales of recreational vehicles are way off their pandemic peak, but the industry won’t be in the breakdown lane for long. → Read More
The financial system is a ‘mega-tinderbox-timebomb,’ this Black Swan manager says
After an epic 15-year run, hedge fund Universa’s Mark Spitznagel says the financial system is poised for a crisis — eventually → Read More
Walking Dead Network Still Has Life
AMC Networks might be the best value in entertainment. → Read More
Gift Cards Are the Gift That Keeps on Giving—But Not for You
Aw, you shouldn’t have! These days, the default gift for teachers, teenagers, newlyweds or really anyone is a piece of plastic loaded with money. The cards, or their even more convenient digital equivalents, can be exchanged for goods and services at every shop or restaurant imaginable and are often as much a relief to recipients as harried gift-givers. → Read More
Twitter Has a Beef With Gefilte Dogs
Manischewitz said it was coming out with the dogs, and some people had a bone to pick with that. → Read More
Your 401(k) Is Sagging. Bitcoin Won’t Fix It.
Crypto fans want to unleash a giant pile of retirement money on the assets, but it is an awful idea. → Read More
This Could Be a Lost Decade for Stocks
U.S. shares could go nowhere for a while based on long-term valuations, or they could get it over with and crash. → Read More
Musk’s Twitter Deal Is No Sure Thing
If you believe in Elon Musk, then here is a pot of free money that Wall Street is ignoring. → Read More
At Starbucks, Third Place Is No Longer Gold
Howard Schultz’s return to the coffee chain brings a bold pivot to boost profitability while risking what makes Starbucks a premium brand. → Read More
Are Buybacks Signaling a Stock Market Top?
The most legitimate criticism of stock buybacks, which now eclipse dividends in dollar terms, is that corporate executives are awful market timers. → Read More
Truckers Get Slammed by Diesel Freight Train
Surging oil fuel prices usually produce both winners and losers for transportation companies, but not this time. → Read More
Disney, This Is Not the Way To Clean Your Hands
Two different hand sanitizers using the entertainment giant’s trademarks and sold at three U.S. national retail chains were recalled. → Read More
Why Starbucks Went Cold Turkey on Buybacks
Trouble is brewing, but cutting the payout could be a public relations master stroke. → Read More
Starbucks Boss Gets a Complicated Order
Inflation, unionization and China will test Howard Schultz as he starts his third stint atop the coffee juggernaut → Read More