McDonald's Corp (MCD) 93.55 $MCD
Starbucks Scores With Breakfast, Aims for Lunch
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Aug 08, 5:28PM CDT
After some early victories in the breakfast war, Starbucks wishes to expand its conquest to the next battlefield -- lunch. The beverage giant trounced the performance of most other quick-service chains by posting a 7% jump in comparable-store...
The Market Basket Strike Really Matters
Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Aug 08, 5:27PM CDT
Something big's going on in the Boston retail landscape. Non-unionized, company-president-loving workers have launched a weeks-long strike. It has seriously shut down business as usual at The Market Basket. And now rumor has it that grocer Hannaford...
McDonald's sales hit by China scandal, US weakness
By CANDICE CHOI - AP - Fri Aug 08, 1:00PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's says a global sales figure fell 2.5 percent in July, dragged down by persistent weakness in the U.S. and a food safety scare in China.
Dow Today: McDonald's (MCD) Lower
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 11:00AM CDT
Holding back the Dow today is McDonald's (NYSE:MCD), which is lagging the broader Dow index with a 23-cent decline (-0.2%) bringing the stock to $93.08.
McDonald's (MCD) Approaches New Downside Target of $92.75
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Aug 08, 10:14AM CDT
Shares of McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) opened today below their pivot of $93.52 and have already reached the first level of support at $93.03. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $92.75 and $91.99.
Global Tensions Weigh on the Markets - Ahead of Wall Street
Sheraz Mian - ZACKS - Fri Aug 08, 9:33AM CDT
Stocks are on track to open higher, but a growing list of geopolitical concerns are driving investor sentiment and market action.
McDonald's July Same-Store Sales Fall On Food Scare
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Aug 08, 9:28AM CDT
The U.S. and Asia aren't lovin' it. McDonald's (MCD) same-store restaurant sales fell in July. The fast-food chain said sales at stores open 13 months or more fell 2.5% last month, worse than the 1.1% dip analysts at Consensus Metrix were expecting,...
How Will McDonald's (MCD) Stock Be Affected By Its July Sales Numbers?
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 8:51AM CDT
McDonald's (MCD) reported a steeper than expected decline in global same store sales during July.
McDonald's Reports Global Comparable Sales For July
PR Newswire - Fri Aug 08, 6:58AM CDT
McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales decreased 2.5% in July. Performance by segment was as follows:
Boring Sit-Down Restaurants Suddenly Look Lively
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 4:20PM CDT
Second quarter earnings for the restaurant sector are in. Who is winning? Who is losing? Brian Sozzi breaks down the numbers.
Can McDonald's Corporation's Turn Its Fortunes Around?
Daniel Kline and Jake Mann, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 1:56PM CDT
McDonald 's has had a rough go of it in the United States. The company reported a drop in sales for U.S. stores in May -- the seventh straight month of declining sales in the fast-food chain's largest market. The home of the Happy Meal did...
Wendy's Needs a New Recipe to Draw Growth-Hungry Investors
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 12:00PM CDT
Unless Wendy's cash flow and operating expenses improve, there will be little appetite for the fast-food company.
Wendy's Turns To Canada; Jack Jumps On Late Munchies
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 07, 11:30AM CDT
Wendy's (WEN) is selling more than 130 Canadian restaurants as part of its growth strategy north of the border to shift to more of a franchise model. The fast-food chain, famous for its Frostys and redheaded namesake icon, has sold 418...
Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Tackles the Future With Innovation
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 8:36AM CDT
Buffalo Wild Wings has an impressive financial record. President and CEO Sally J. Smith is looking to build on that with new menu innovations and restaurant concepts.
China Is About to Roast McDonald's and KFC's Chicken
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 12:34PM CDT
Caught up once more in a tainted-meat scandal in China, Yum! Brands may suffer more consequences than just having its feathers ruffled. It could be the start of a prolonged slide in its operations and a secular decline in its stock's value. It's...
Dow: Investing Essentials
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 9:53AM CDT
Credit : Rafael Matsunaga via Flickr . The Dow Jones Industrial Average , commonly known as "the Dow," is a price-weighted stock index of 30 leading U.S. companies, roughly two-thirds of which are manufacturers of industrial and consumer goods...
Fast-Food Restaurants: Investing Essentials
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 8:48AM CDT
Since the first drive-thru window opened in the late 1940s, this country has been obsessed with the convenience and low prices of fast-food restaurants. They're quick. They're typically light on the pocketbook. There is usually an open one nearby. ...
Pre-market Insights on Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure Stocks -- Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Marriott Intl., McDonald's, and Wendy's
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 05, 7:50AM CDT
On Monday, August 04, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,383.89, up 0.72%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day 0.46% higher at 16,569.28, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,938.99, up 0.72%. The gains were broad based as nine out of ten sectors ended the session in positive. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ended the day at 525.59, up 1.01%, while the index has declined 2.66% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT), Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR), McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD), and The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ: WEN). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at:
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Yum! Brands, McDonald's, BJ's Restaurants, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Papa John's International
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 05, 6:41AM CDT
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include the Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM-Free Report), McDonald's Corp. (NYSE:MCD-Free Report), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI-Free Report), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG-Free Report) and Papa John's International Inc. (Nasdaq
ZZA-Free Report).
Starbucks Scores With Breakfast, Aims for Lunch
Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Aug 08, 5:28PM CDT
After some early victories in the breakfast war, Starbucks wishes to expand its conquest to the next battlefield -- lunch. The beverage giant trounced the performance of most other quick-service chains by posting a 7% jump in comparable-store...
The Market Basket Strike Really Matters
Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Aug 08, 5:27PM CDT
Something big's going on in the Boston retail landscape. Non-unionized, company-president-loving workers have launched a weeks-long strike. It has seriously shut down business as usual at The Market Basket. And now rumor has it that grocer Hannaford...
McDonald's sales hit by China scandal, US weakness
By CANDICE CHOI - AP - Fri Aug 08, 1:00PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's says a global sales figure fell 2.5 percent in July, dragged down by persistent weakness in the U.S. and a food safety scare in China.
Dow Today: McDonald's (MCD) Lower
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 11:00AM CDT
Holding back the Dow today is McDonald's (NYSE:MCD), which is lagging the broader Dow index with a 23-cent decline (-0.2%) bringing the stock to $93.08.
McDonald's (MCD) Approaches New Downside Target of $92.75
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Aug 08, 10:14AM CDT
Shares of McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) opened today below their pivot of $93.52 and have already reached the first level of support at $93.03. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $92.75 and $91.99.
Global Tensions Weigh on the Markets - Ahead of Wall Street
Sheraz Mian - ZACKS - Fri Aug 08, 9:33AM CDT
Stocks are on track to open higher, but a growing list of geopolitical concerns are driving investor sentiment and market action.
McDonald's July Same-Store Sales Fall On Food Scare
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Aug 08, 9:28AM CDT
The U.S. and Asia aren't lovin' it. McDonald's (MCD) same-store restaurant sales fell in July. The fast-food chain said sales at stores open 13 months or more fell 2.5% last month, worse than the 1.1% dip analysts at Consensus Metrix were expecting,...
How Will McDonald's (MCD) Stock Be Affected By Its July Sales Numbers?
at The Street - Fri Aug 08, 8:51AM CDT
McDonald's (MCD) reported a steeper than expected decline in global same store sales during July.
McDonald's Reports Global Comparable Sales For July
PR Newswire - Fri Aug 08, 6:58AM CDT
McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales decreased 2.5% in July. Performance by segment was as follows:
Boring Sit-Down Restaurants Suddenly Look Lively
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 4:20PM CDT
Second quarter earnings for the restaurant sector are in. Who is winning? Who is losing? Brian Sozzi breaks down the numbers.
Can McDonald's Corporation's Turn Its Fortunes Around?
Daniel Kline and Jake Mann, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Aug 07, 1:56PM CDT
McDonald 's has had a rough go of it in the United States. The company reported a drop in sales for U.S. stores in May -- the seventh straight month of declining sales in the fast-food chain's largest market. The home of the Happy Meal did...
Wendy's Needs a New Recipe to Draw Growth-Hungry Investors
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 12:00PM CDT
Unless Wendy's cash flow and operating expenses improve, there will be little appetite for the fast-food company.
Wendy's Turns To Canada; Jack Jumps On Late Munchies
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 07, 11:30AM CDT
Wendy's (WEN) is selling more than 130 Canadian restaurants as part of its growth strategy north of the border to shift to more of a franchise model. The fast-food chain, famous for its Frostys and redheaded namesake icon, has sold 418...
Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Tackles the Future With Innovation
at The Street - Thu Aug 07, 8:36AM CDT
Buffalo Wild Wings has an impressive financial record. President and CEO Sally J. Smith is looking to build on that with new menu innovations and restaurant concepts.
China Is About to Roast McDonald's and KFC's Chicken
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 06, 12:34PM CDT
Caught up once more in a tainted-meat scandal in China, Yum! Brands may suffer more consequences than just having its feathers ruffled. It could be the start of a prolonged slide in its operations and a secular decline in its stock's value. It's...
Dow: Investing Essentials
Alex Dumortier, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 9:53AM CDT
Credit : Rafael Matsunaga via Flickr . The Dow Jones Industrial Average , commonly known as "the Dow," is a price-weighted stock index of 30 leading U.S. companies, roughly two-thirds of which are manufacturers of industrial and consumer goods...
Fast-Food Restaurants: Investing Essentials
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 05, 8:48AM CDT
Since the first drive-thru window opened in the late 1940s, this country has been obsessed with the convenience and low prices of fast-food restaurants. They're quick. They're typically light on the pocketbook. There is usually an open one nearby. ...
Pre-market Insights on Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure Stocks -- Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Marriott Intl., McDonald's, and Wendy's
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 05, 7:50AM CDT
On Monday, August 04, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,383.89, up 0.72%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day 0.46% higher at 16,569.28, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,938.99, up 0.72%. The gains were broad based as nine out of ten sectors ended the session in positive. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ended the day at 525.59, up 1.01%, while the index has declined 2.66% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT), Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR), McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD), and The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ: WEN). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at:
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Yum! Brands, McDonald's, BJ's Restaurants, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Papa John's International
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 05, 6:41AM CDT
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include the Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM-Free Report), McDonald's Corp. (NYSE:MCD-Free Report), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI-Free Report), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG-Free Report) and Papa John's International Inc. (Nasdaq
ZZA-Free Report). 
