Taco Bell Out-Ronald’s McDonald’s
Nickey Friedman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 13 mins ago
Burger King World has been beating up on McDonald's for months. So how will Yum! Brands respond? By ganging up on McDonald's and kicking it while it's down, of course. The latest marketing move from its Taco Bell chain will surely go viral...
Why Breakfast Could Turn Potbelly Into a Champion
Michael Carter, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 13 mins ago
Recently, Potbelly revealed its new franchise growth location -- Oklahoma City. The sandwich chain has traditionally followed a strategy of meticulously selecting a big city and expanding around it for 18-24 months before moving on to another hub...
How the NLRB Ruling on College Football Player Unions Could Change Sports Forever
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 49 mins ago
Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter is at the center of a fight to unionize the school's football team. Source: Flickr There's no shortage of debate in this country over income inequality and high CEO pay. Nearly every day, there seems to be more...
CBS Outdoor climbs in 1st day on NYSE
AP - Fri Mar 28, 6:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS Outdoor's stock rose 5.4 percent Friday in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
3 Companies Turning Competition Into Opportunity
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 28, 5:48PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the week on a positive note Friday, adding 58 points, or 0.4%, to end at 16,323, as new data showed consumer income and consumer spending both ticked higher in February. Personal income last month was up...
McDonald's offers free coffee
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 28, 5:45PM CDT
The fast food restaurant chain is offering a free small cup of McCafe coffee during breakfast hours March 31-April 13. The move comes as Yum Brands (YUM) rival Taco Bell on Thu. started offering a breakfast menu. McDonald's (MCD) breakfast accounts...
Final Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Fri Mar 28, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies were up at the close of trading:
Starbucks Quickly Becoming a High-End McDonald's
Ted Cooper, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 28, 4:30PM CDT
The basic revenue formula for restaurants is customer traffic times average ticket price equals revenue. Normally, there is a trade-off between the two; more people go to McDonald's than Starbucks because fewer people want to pay a premium...
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.12% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Mar 28, 3:52PM CDT
McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $96.21 to a high of $97.44. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $96.56 on volume of 4.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Watch for McDonald's to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 1.12% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Mar 28, 3:52PM CDT
McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $96.21 to a high of $97.44. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.1%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $96.56 on volume of 4.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Midday Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Fri Mar 28, 12:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies are up at 1 p.m.:
McDonald's (MCD) Offers Free Coffee Every Morning For Two Weeks
at The Street - Fri Mar 28, 10:05AM CDT
From March 31 to April 13 McDonald's (MCD) will offer free small McCafe coffees during breakfast hours, likely in response to Taco Bell's (YUM) breakfast push.
Early Glance: Restaurant companies
AP - Fri Mar 28, 9:22AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top restaurant companies are up at 10 a.m.:
McDonald's offers free coffee for breakfasters
AP - Fri Mar 28, 8:30AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's is offering free coffee to its customers for a limited time as competition for the breakfast crowd intensifies.
CBS Outdoor to start trading on NYSE
AP - Fri Mar 28, 6:50AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS Outdoor Americas Inc., the outdoor advertising arm of CBS Corp., has raised $560 million in an initial public offering of its common stock and plans to convert to a real estate investment trust.
McDonald's USA Perks Up Breakfast With Free McCafe Coffee
PR Newswire - Thu Mar 27, 11:01PM CDT
Wake up and taste the free coffee! McCafe invites coffee drinkers across the U.S. to stop by their local participating McDonald's restaurant for a freshly brewed small McCafe coffee during McDonald's first-ever national Free Coffee Event. Free McCafe coffee is available during breakfast hours starting March 31 through April 13 in participating restaurants.
Ronald McDonald: A brief history
By CANDICE CHOI - AP - Thu Mar 27, 8:18PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Ronald McDonald evidently hasn't lost his magic.
Taco Bell's ads star real-life Ronald McDonalds
By CANDICE CHOI - AP - Thu Mar 27, 6:36PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Taco Bell is name-dropping an unlikely clown to promote its new breakfast menu — Ronald McDonald.
Ronalds Attack McDonald's, American Railcar Industries Slumps
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 27, 6:20PM CDT
The stock market edged lower on Thursday, as defensive sectors like telecom and utilities managed to outperform. This is the fourth time in five days that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen, though the market's off less than 0.5% during...