Starbuck Corporation's Biggest Growth Opportunity Might Not Be Coffee
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 17, 12:00PM CDT
In 2013, when Starbucks purchased Teavana, CEO Howard Schultz said the company wanted to "do for tea what [it's] done for coffee." That optimism is based on some interesting differences in American tea consumption. Simply, we don't drink much of...
Not Lovin' It: McDonald’s Loses Yet Another Key Executive
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 2:30PM CDT
News broke today that another key executive is leaving McDonald's . This time, Chief Creative Officer Marlena Peleo-Lazar is exiting the company after 14 years. Widely considered the brains behind the iconic "I'm lovin' it" campaign, Peleo-Lazar's...
Dow Jones (DJIA) Today: McDonald's (MCD) Higher
at The Street - Tue Sep 16, 12:00PM CDT
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be McDonald's (NYSE:MCD), which is sporting a 45-cent gain (+0.5%) bringing the stock to $93.92.
Is Wendy's or McDonald's the Better Dividend Stock to Buy?
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 11:00AM CDT
Fast-food stocks like McDonald's Corporation and The Wendy's Co. pay solid dividend yields to shareholders thanks to their strong cash flow generation and reliable businesses. One of the best aspects of their business is that when the economic...
Product Offers, Service Launches and Tie-Ups, and Market Activities - Research Reports on GoPro, Amazon, eBay, Priceline and McDonald's
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 16, 8:20AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) and McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/6500-100free.
Will McDonald's (MCD) Stock Be Helped By Build-Your-Burger?
at The Street - Mon Sep 15, 2:26PM CDT
The company's experiment with build-your-own-burger could be coming to many more locations as the chain seeks to pull out of the worst sales slump in a decade.
Dow Jones (DJIA) Today: McDonald's (MCD) Lower
at The Street - Mon Sep 15, 12:00PM CDT
Holding back the Dow today is McDonald's (NYSE:MCD), which is lagging the broader index with a seven-cent decline to $93.27.
What Apple and Facebook Can Learn From Starbucks
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 15, 9:00AM CDT
The mobile payments industry is expected to grow to nearly $300 billion in transactions by 2018, according to BI Intelligence. While Apple and Facebook are expected to be major players in this space , both face the risk of failure, much like...
Is McBrunch Coming to a McDonald's Near You?
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 14, 10:15AM CDT
Will you be brunching here? First it was Yum! Brands ' entering the fray by announcing a breakfast menu at Taco Bell. Now, fast-food giant McDonald 's made news by filing a trademark for "McBrunch," perhaps looking to boost its sagging U.S....
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte Teaches Seasonal Lesson
at The Street - Sun Sep 14, 8:00AM CDT
Starbucks competitors including McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts would be wise to carve their own seasonal niches rather than copy a pumpkin-spiced favorite.
Why Are These Restaurant Chains' Employees So Optimistic?
Casey Kelly-Barton, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 13, 2:08PM CDT
While the fast-food industry is in the news because of worker strikes, the restaurant companies with the most employees optimistic about the future of their company are busy growing and keeping their employees happy. Job site Glassdoor pulled...
The 9 Most Unhealthy Meals From U.S. Chain Restaurants
at The Street - Sat Sep 13, 10:25AM CDT
These are nine of the unhealthiest meals from U.S. chain restaurants courtesy of the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Believe It or Not, This Breakfast Chain Is Best for Starting Your Day Off Right
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 13, 8:45AM CDT
Your mother always told you breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and doctors would tend to agree: A healthy breakfast provides a high level of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals; energy; and overall better health. That message has been...
5 Reasons McDonald's Is Falling Apart Before Our Eyes
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 13, 8:00AM CDT
Another month, another wave of customer defections at your local Mickey D's. McDonald's posted another disappointing showing in terms of store-level sales for the month of August. U.S. comparable sales slipped 2.8% for the month, falling by an...
McDonald’s Proves it Has Lost Its Way -- Again
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 12, 12:40PM CDT
Following the tainted meat scandal blowing up in China in July, there was little doubt the repercussions for McDonald's would be substantial, but the severity of their decline in August demonstrates just how severe the problems are that it faces...
McDonald's (MCD) Breaks Through Resistance at $93.36
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Sep 12, 12:27PM CDT
Shares of McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) opened today above their pivot of $92.89 and have already reached the first level of resistance at $93.36. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next upside pivot targets of $93.76 and $94.63.
McDonald’s Can Be Saved and It Has Nothing to Do With McBrunch
at The Street - Fri Sep 12, 11:14AM CDT
McDonald's reported introduction of a brunch period is the wrong strategy for the hamburger giant.
Stock Indexes Stuck In The Red; Ubiquiti Gives Back Some Of Gain
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 12, 10:56AM CDT
Stocks stayed in the red in late-morning trade Friday. The S&P 500 lost just under 0.4%, the Nasdaq 0.3% and the Dow Jones industrial average almost 0.3%. The S&P SmallCap 600 underperformed, falling nearly 0.8%. Volume in the stock market today was...
Video: Dunkin' Expanding In India, U.S. Southwest
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 12, 10:14AM CDT
Dunkin' Donuts (DNKN) said Friday that it is on target to add 500 restaurants in India amid a global expansion drive. The parent of its namesake coffee and donut restaurants and Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops said that in working with its master...