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Starbucks' Earnings Bode Well for 'Restaurant' ETFs

What ridiculous hype. The earnings bar was set very low, SBUX closed thousands of stores which helped its earnings and it's still a very vulnerable descretionary purchase in this recession.

Get real, expensive coffee isn't going to do that well going forward with more unemployment and real estate price destruction.

Starbucks Cools Off - Fast Money Recap (4/24/08)

Just how is DECK, a maker of seasonal fad boots, going to sustain it's profits in this consumer recession going forward? They conceded that their Teva brand for summer isn't doing as well as expected.

Their very small float is easily manipulated and keeps the share price aloft for now.

Was Peter Lynch Wrong? Crocs and Other Trendy Companies

For starters, Crocs was never a teen trend, in fact it was the one demographic that no effort was made to capture.

Even though the management is rotten, the product was a winner as a new genre of comfort shoe. I think they have an enduring niche with small kids, hospital/food service workers, boaters, and people who like low maintenance comfort shoes. Owning various types of shoes is what most of us do, it's not a zero sum situation.

There are no apparel makers not facing headwinds in this recession. Management is the main issue with CROX right now.