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McDonald’s management finds itself caught between increasing operating costs and consumers who are unhappy about rising prices.
Ford has reason to be concerned about BYD and other Chinese car companies. BYD's Shark plug-in hybrid will debut in Mexico.
Where will the stock market end the year? In the same place it is right now, according to this Goldman Sachs analyst.
Because Red Lobster had expenses, leases, and debts it could not afford, the seafood restaurant chain will file for bankruptcy and close stores.
For Starbucks shares to rebound, the company must show that it has overcome at least one or two of its challenges.
According to several media reports, Walmart is laying off workers. Since the retailer plans to automate its stores, this may be a sign of things to come.
Amazon’s AI credentials may only be moderately strong, but the company still has two engines for extraordinary earnings.
The U.S. tariff rate on Chinese electric vehicles is expected to quadruple, which likely will benefit struggling Ford for now.
Several of America’s largest companies have faced the unionization of parts of their workforces. It has been a challenge for several years at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Starbucks Corp....
Several media reports say robust AI features will be in the latest Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) operating system, which may be released as early as June. This could give Apple back its place as one of...
How much trouble is electric vehicle (EV) maker Fisker in? Its stock has dropped from $6 last October to $0.03. Yes, that’s three cents. It recently pulled its earnings guidance, said it is looking...
It’s been a tough year for car stocks. Even Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), often viewed as the best-run car company in the world, saw its shares dip recently. However, its stock is up 19% year to...
Few companies can raise the price of a service by 50% with confidence that it will not erode their customer base. Planet Fitness clearly believes it can.
With a decline of 40% so far this year, Intel is the worst performing stock in the Dow Jones industrial average.
Despite a brief sell-off recently, Nvidia stock is not on the ropes and the AI movement is still going strong. Investors need not worry.