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Brunswick Corp. (NYSE: BC) is flexing its muscles.  The company’s Jan. 21 purchase of Cybex International accelerates its plan to protect earnings from cyclical swings and absorb a steady revenue grower. Cybex makes and sells fitness equipment to health clubs, hotels and colleges.Brunswick, known mainly for its Boston Whaler fishing boats, had… Read More

Who would have thought an Egg McMuffin at 3 p.m. could save the day? McDonald’s shareholders sure are happy that the founder of fast food opted to offer all-day breakfast. The extension of the breakfast menu gave McDonald’s a boost to sales and help the company beat earnings by 8… Read More

Charles River Labs (NYSE: CRL) is a contract research company that does drug discovery, safety and efficacy trials for drug companies and biotechs.  While they have made many smaller acquisitions over the past few years, the Jan. 7 acquisition of WIL Research, for $585 million, will increase earnings dramaticallyIt gives the… Read More

Talk about starting the year off with a bang. We’ve never claimed to be able to predict the future, a point made obvious by our launch coincident with an ugly 6% sell off in the market. During these periods of irrational trading, whether it be meltdowns or melt-ups, we will… Read More

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