McDonald's Corp (MCD) 92.73 $MCD
Why McDonald's Corporation Can't Keep Up With Chipotle Mexican Grill
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 7:00PM CDT
By now, it's abundantly clear that McDonald's has a problem. Sales aren't just flat-lining, they're falling, and the problems aren't just contained to North America. Analysts and investors alike have known for some time that growth in North...
CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
Dunkin' Brands Croissant Donut to Tap 'Cronut' Craze - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 29, 6:10PM CDT
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN) has announced that it will roll out a doughnut-croissant hybrid called the Croissant Donut, next week.
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), DNKN: 45.75 (-0.63), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
Taco Bell Invests in Tech, Launches Mobile Ordering - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 29, 5:59PM CDT
Taco Bell, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) has recently announced the launch of a mobile app that facilitates food customization, ordering and payment.
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), DPZ: 88.98 (-0.02), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally Smith Spills the Company’s Secret Sauce
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 3:27PM CDT
Buffalo Wild Wings has set the stage for an interesting 2015, with a menu price increase and new technologies. Brian Sozzi talks with Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally J. Smith.
EA: 38.91 (+1.43), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), BWLD: 149.35 (-2.33), DIN: 87.95 (-1.25), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
Retailers May Blink Vs. Apple In Mobile Showdown
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 29, 10:39AM CDT
Retail giants are likely to blink and support Apple's new mobile wallet, speculates RBC Capital in a research report. Apple (AAPL) unveiled its mobile payment system, called Apple Pay, when launching the iPhone 6 last month. While Apple's strength is...
WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), M: 57.45 (+0.18), RAD: 5.25 (+0.19), T: 34.40 (+0.07), EBAY: 51.33 (+0.13), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), CVS: 85.19 (-0.01), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), VZ: 49.83 (-0.13), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), MA: 75.99 (-0.01), WAG: 62.83 (-0.87), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37)
Apple Pay logs over 1 mil cards
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Oct 28, 5:43PM CDT
In its 1st 3 days, Apple (AAPL) Pay garnered more than 1 mil credit card registrations, said Apple CEO Tim Cook. Macy's (M), McDonald's (MCD) and Walgreen (WAG) are just a few companies that have adopted the service, but CVS Health (CVS) and Rite Aid...
CVS: 85.19 (-0.01), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), M: 57.45 (+0.18), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), WAG: 62.83 (-0.87), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37), RAD: 5.25 (+0.19)
3 Ways McDonald's is Trying To Repair Its Disastrous Decline
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 1:08PM CDT
The Golden Arches are looking a bit rusty. McDonald's is facing its biggest challenges in over a decade as a food safety scare in Asia and rising competition have combined to send sales swooning. In the third quarter, global same-store sales...
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
Losing Money on McDonald's? Here's the Best Fast Food Stock
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 1:00PM CDT
When you bought McDonald's 12 months ago you thought the future was all apple pie and Big Macs. Turns out, the pie burned you and the Big Mac had gone cold. Over the last year, McDonald's shares have dropped 2% while the S&P 500 has risen 12%....
JACK: 69.68 (-1.30), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
1 Quote Fast Food Investors Need To Hear
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 12:00PM CDT
There's no question big changes are afoot in the fast food industry. The rise of the fast casual segment has brought tremendous growth to companies like Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread, encouraged IPO's from smaller chains like ...
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), PNRA: 165.42 (-5.58), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), NDLS: 21.01 (-0.67), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), PBPB: 13.29 (-0.44), WEN: 8.01 (-0.06), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
McDonald's Is the Scariest Investment This Halloween
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 9:00AM CDT
McDonald's golden arches have been tarnished by more than a tainted food scandal in China as the malaise has spread throughout the organization. Source: Flickr via Mike Mozart. It's not so much McDonald's reporting dreary earnings yet again...
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60), WEN: 8.01 (-0.06), BKW: 32.13 (+0.13)
These 13 Fast Food Dishes Could Feed a Chicken Price Explosion in 2015
at The Street - Tue Oct 28, 6:07AM CDT
Fast food companies have become obsessed with adding chicken to the menu. Brian Sozzi explores the hot chicken items of 2014 and what it all means for prices in 2015.
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), DNKN: 45.75 (-0.63), SONC: 25.19 (+0.12), CAKE: 45.53 (-0.32), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), DPZ: 88.98 (-0.02), EAT: 52.18 (-0.34), DIN: 87.95 (-1.25), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60), DRI: 50.94 (-1.09), BKW: 32.13 (+0.13)
Apple Pay Faces Resistance From Drug Chains
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Oct 27, 12:28PM CDT
Major pharmacy chains CVS Health and Rite Aid have disabled Apple Pay in their stores nationwide less than a week after the mobile wallet technology was introduced, according to Bloomberg and other news agencies. CVS Health (CVS) and Rite Aid (RAD)...
V: 214.66 (-2.05), AXP: 88.34 (+0.33), M: 57.45 (+0.18), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), CVS: 85.19 (-0.01), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GPS: 37.56 (+0.28), TWTR: 42.08 (-1.70), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), MA: 75.99 (-0.01), RAD: 5.25 (+0.19)
McDonald's Ads Completely Miss the Point
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Oct 27, 9:00AM CDT
McDonald's has taken the novel step of attempting to communicate honestly about its food. It's a move that's similar to what Domino's Pizza did with its "Pizza Turnaround" ad campaign, but in this case, The Golden Arches is not admitting that it...
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), PNRA: 165.42 (-5.58), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), DPZ: 88.98 (-0.02), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
Dunkin' Q3 Earnings Beat Despite Weak International Results - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 8:26AM CDT
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN) posted mixed third-quarter 2014 results wherein earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but revenues missed the same.
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), DNKN: 45.75 (-0.63), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
To Combat Inequality, Expand Vocational Training, Cut College Enrollments
at The Street - Mon Oct 27, 8:15AM CDT
Vocational training is a better investment than college for many young people. Here's why.
MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
Buffalo Wild Wings Investors Get Some Good News for a Change
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Oct 27, 8:00AM CDT
The beer-and-wings joint will be able to kick off the new year with a new corporate sponsorship deal. Photo: Flickr via Mike Mozart. Wings and sports chain Buffalo Wild Wings recently confirmed it was sponsoring the Citrus Bowl on New Year's...
KO: 40.96 (+0.40), NKE: 91.95 (-0.50), ARCO: 6.02 (-0.20), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), BWLD: 149.35 (-2.33)
McDonald’s vs. Chipotle: Can You Guess Which Is the Better Business?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Oct 26, 10:00AM CDT
Both chains have their fans, but which should you want to invest in? Credits: Chipotle's Facebook page and Flickr, with McDonald's photo uploaded by user Astros4477 for use under Creative Commons. Last time, we compared two burger joints: Five...
CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
3 Disastrous Mistakes McDonald’s Should Regret
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Oct 26, 8:00AM CDT
Source: McDonald's. Investors are quickly losing their appetite for McDonald's , with shares of the fast-food chain down roughly 6% in 2014 versus a 4% increase for the S&P 500 . The company has struggled recently, with U.S. same-store sales...
MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
3 Restaurants We Love to Hate
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sat Oct 25, 8:30AM CDT
Like it or not, we all know the restaurant industry works tirelessly to earn a slice of our discretionary income. If one thing is sure for larger chains, it's that keeping diners coming back for more is an increasingly complicated game, as they...
MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60), DRI: 50.94 (-1.09)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Boeing, Caterpillar Beat, IBM Misses - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 24, 11:40AM CDT
The Dow experienced a largely positive week, buoyed by bullish earnings results.
MMM: 151.01 (-0.05), T: 34.40 (+0.07), GE: 25.66 (-0.22), IBM: 163.46 (-0.14), UTX: 105.85 (-0.42), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), CAT: 100.19 (-0.97), BA: 123.08 (-0.53), VZ: 49.83 (-0.13), TRV: 99.42 (-0.31)
Why McDonald's Corporation Can't Keep Up With Chipotle Mexican Grill
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Oct 29, 7:00PM CDT
By now, it's abundantly clear that McDonald's has a problem. Sales aren't just flat-lining, they're falling, and the problems aren't just contained to North America. Analysts and investors alike have known for some time that growth in North...
CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
Dunkin' Brands Croissant Donut to Tap 'Cronut' Craze - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 29, 6:10PM CDT
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN) has announced that it will roll out a doughnut-croissant hybrid called the Croissant Donut, next week.
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), DNKN: 45.75 (-0.63), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
Taco Bell Invests in Tech, Launches Mobile Ordering - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 29, 5:59PM CDT
Taco Bell, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) has recently announced the launch of a mobile app that facilitates food customization, ordering and payment.
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), DPZ: 88.98 (-0.02), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally Smith Spills the Company’s Secret Sauce
at The Street - Wed Oct 29, 3:27PM CDT
Buffalo Wild Wings has set the stage for an interesting 2015, with a menu price increase and new technologies. Brian Sozzi talks with Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally J. Smith.
EA: 38.91 (+1.43), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), BWLD: 149.35 (-2.33), DIN: 87.95 (-1.25), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
Retailers May Blink Vs. Apple In Mobile Showdown
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 29, 10:39AM CDT
Retail giants are likely to blink and support Apple's new mobile wallet, speculates RBC Capital in a research report. Apple (AAPL) unveiled its mobile payment system, called Apple Pay, when launching the iPhone 6 last month. While Apple's strength is...
WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), M: 57.45 (+0.18), RAD: 5.25 (+0.19), T: 34.40 (+0.07), EBAY: 51.33 (+0.13), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), CVS: 85.19 (-0.01), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), VZ: 49.83 (-0.13), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), MA: 75.99 (-0.01), WAG: 62.83 (-0.87), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37)
Apple Pay logs over 1 mil cards
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Oct 28, 5:43PM CDT
In its 1st 3 days, Apple (AAPL) Pay garnered more than 1 mil credit card registrations, said Apple CEO Tim Cook. Macy's (M), McDonald's (MCD) and Walgreen (WAG) are just a few companies that have adopted the service, but CVS Health (CVS) and Rite Aid...
CVS: 85.19 (-0.01), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), M: 57.45 (+0.18), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), WAG: 62.83 (-0.87), BABA: 98.31 (-1.37), RAD: 5.25 (+0.19)
3 Ways McDonald's is Trying To Repair Its Disastrous Decline
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 1:08PM CDT
The Golden Arches are looking a bit rusty. McDonald's is facing its biggest challenges in over a decade as a food safety scare in Asia and rising competition have combined to send sales swooning. In the third quarter, global same-store sales...
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
Losing Money on McDonald's? Here's the Best Fast Food Stock
Andrew Marder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 1:00PM CDT
When you bought McDonald's 12 months ago you thought the future was all apple pie and Big Macs. Turns out, the pie burned you and the Big Mac had gone cold. Over the last year, McDonald's shares have dropped 2% while the S&P 500 has risen 12%....
JACK: 69.68 (-1.30), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
1 Quote Fast Food Investors Need To Hear
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 12:00PM CDT
There's no question big changes are afoot in the fast food industry. The rise of the fast casual segment has brought tremendous growth to companies like Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread, encouraged IPO's from smaller chains like ...
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), PNRA: 165.42 (-5.58), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), NDLS: 21.01 (-0.67), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), PBPB: 13.29 (-0.44), WEN: 8.01 (-0.06), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
McDonald's Is the Scariest Investment This Halloween
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 28, 9:00AM CDT
McDonald's golden arches have been tarnished by more than a tainted food scandal in China as the malaise has spread throughout the organization. Source: Flickr via Mike Mozart. It's not so much McDonald's reporting dreary earnings yet again...
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60), WEN: 8.01 (-0.06), BKW: 32.13 (+0.13)
These 13 Fast Food Dishes Could Feed a Chicken Price Explosion in 2015
at The Street - Tue Oct 28, 6:07AM CDT
Fast food companies have become obsessed with adding chicken to the menu. Brian Sozzi explores the hot chicken items of 2014 and what it all means for prices in 2015.
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), DNKN: 45.75 (-0.63), SONC: 25.19 (+0.12), CAKE: 45.53 (-0.32), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), DPZ: 88.98 (-0.02), EAT: 52.18 (-0.34), DIN: 87.95 (-1.25), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60), DRI: 50.94 (-1.09), BKW: 32.13 (+0.13)
Apple Pay Faces Resistance From Drug Chains
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Oct 27, 12:28PM CDT
Major pharmacy chains CVS Health and Rite Aid have disabled Apple Pay in their stores nationwide less than a week after the mobile wallet technology was introduced, according to Bloomberg and other news agencies. CVS Health (CVS) and Rite Aid (RAD)...
V: 214.66 (-2.05), AXP: 88.34 (+0.33), M: 57.45 (+0.18), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), WMT: 76.39 (+0.04), BBY: 32.35 (-0.31), CVS: 85.19 (-0.01), GOOGL: 558.45 (-0.49), GPS: 37.56 (+0.28), TWTR: 42.08 (-1.70), AAPL: 107.34 (+0.60), MA: 75.99 (-0.01), RAD: 5.25 (+0.19)
McDonald's Ads Completely Miss the Point
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Oct 27, 9:00AM CDT
McDonald's has taken the novel step of attempting to communicate honestly about its food. It's a move that's similar to what Domino's Pizza did with its "Pizza Turnaround" ad campaign, but in this case, The Golden Arches is not admitting that it...
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), PNRA: 165.42 (-5.58), CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), DPZ: 88.98 (-0.02), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
Dunkin' Q3 Earnings Beat Despite Weak International Results - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Oct 27, 8:26AM CDT
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN) posted mixed third-quarter 2014 results wherein earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but revenues missed the same.
SBUX: 76.54 (-0.51), DNKN: 45.75 (-0.63), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60)
To Combat Inequality, Expand Vocational Training, Cut College Enrollments
at The Street - Mon Oct 27, 8:15AM CDT
Vocational training is a better investment than college for many young people. Here's why.
MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
Buffalo Wild Wings Investors Get Some Good News for a Change
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Oct 27, 8:00AM CDT
The beer-and-wings joint will be able to kick off the new year with a new corporate sponsorship deal. Photo: Flickr via Mike Mozart. Wings and sports chain Buffalo Wild Wings recently confirmed it was sponsoring the Citrus Bowl on New Year's...
KO: 40.96 (+0.40), NKE: 91.95 (-0.50), ARCO: 6.02 (-0.20), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), BWLD: 149.35 (-2.33)
McDonald’s vs. Chipotle: Can You Guess Which Is the Better Business?
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Oct 26, 10:00AM CDT
Both chains have their fans, but which should you want to invest in? Credits: Chipotle's Facebook page and Flickr, with McDonald's photo uploaded by user Astros4477 for use under Creative Commons. Last time, we compared two burger joints: Five...
CMG: 639.86 (-5.99), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
3 Disastrous Mistakes McDonald’s Should Regret
Jamal Carnette, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Oct 26, 8:00AM CDT
Source: McDonald's. Investors are quickly losing their appetite for McDonald's , with shares of the fast-food chain down roughly 6% in 2014 versus a 4% increase for the S&P 500 . The company has struggled recently, with U.S. same-store sales...
MCD: 92.73 (+0.13)
3 Restaurants We Love to Hate
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sat Oct 25, 8:30AM CDT
Like it or not, we all know the restaurant industry works tirelessly to earn a slice of our discretionary income. If one thing is sure for larger chains, it's that keeping diners coming back for more is an increasingly complicated game, as they...
MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), YUM: 69.61 (-0.60), DRI: 50.94 (-1.09)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Boeing, Caterpillar Beat, IBM Misses - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 24, 11:40AM CDT
The Dow experienced a largely positive week, buoyed by bullish earnings results.
MMM: 151.01 (-0.05), T: 34.40 (+0.07), GE: 25.66 (-0.22), IBM: 163.46 (-0.14), UTX: 105.85 (-0.42), MCD: 92.73 (+0.13), CAT: 100.19 (-0.97), BA: 123.08 (-0.53), VZ: 49.83 (-0.13), TRV: 99.42 (-0.31)
