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Retail
Has Wal-Mart Warning Killed Higher Minimum Wage?
In its statement Wednesday, Wal-Mart said it expects an impact of $1.5 billion on operating income in fiscal year 2017 related to the promised wage hike to $10 an hour.
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Apple Named Top Corporate Brand With $170 Billion Value
Apple was named the most valuable global brand in the 2015 Interbrand World's Best 100 Global Brand survey, with Google in second place.
9:05am ET
Services
Chick-fil-A Opens in New York City
Chick-fil-A has entered New York City. Perhaps it is a sign the chain wants to be a national one like McDonald's.
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:20am ET
Investing
4 Top Merrill Lynch US Defensive Stock Ideas for Q4
After the worst quarter in the stock market in four years, a new research report from Merrill Lynch includes the firm's top 10 U.S. ideas for the fourth quarter.
12:05pm ET
Services
Why Credit Suisse Sees McDonald’s Rising Much More
There remains at least one analyst with a positive view on McDonald's and its stock going forward.
Paul Ausick 8:55am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Ambarella, Apple, Bunge, McDonald’s, Micron, Occidental and Many More
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Ambarella, Apple, Bunge, McDonald's, Micron Technology and Occidental Petroleum.
4:01pm ET
Investing
The 4 Stocks That Lifted the DJIA on Friday
thinkstockSeptember 11, 2015: Markets opened lower again on Friday but managed to pop above the break-even line in the noon hour. The good news seems to be a combination of two facts:…
6:21am ET
Special Report
Companies Paying Americans the Least
ThinkstockAmid soaring corporate profits and stagnating worker wages in the past decade, growing numbers of low-wage workers are demanding higher pay. In the wake of intensifying debates over income inequality, the Securities…
4:01pm ET
Investing
The 4 Stocks That Lifted the DJIA on Wednesday
thinkstockSeptember 2 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday, following the lead of the overnight futures market. After the opening bell equities traded sideways for most of the morning, dipped in the late…
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Services
Restaurant Group Criticizes NLRB Ruling
Last week’s ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that a company is a "joint employer" along with its contractors has caused a storm of concern in at least one industry.
Paul Ausick 6:32am ET
Services
Why Does McDonald’s Sell a 1,000-Calorie Breakfast?
McDonald's has done nothing more or less than any other business that wants more customers, which is give the people what they want.
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:01pm ET
Investing
The 4 Stocks That Sank the DJIA on Monday
thinkstockAugust 24, 2015: Markets opened lower by nearly 1,100 points on Monday after a rotten night in Shanghai and a equally rotten morning in Europe. Only 22 stocks on the NYSE traded in…
10:03am ET
Investing
5 Defensive High-Yield Stocks to Survive the Sell-Off Carnage
These five defensive stocks should be able to avoid any serious market carnage, for the most part.
9:55am ET
Retail
After Wal-Mart, Will Minimum Wage Increases Affect McDonald’s?
Are Wal-Mart's woes due to its own minimum wage increases back in April? And if so, will minimum wage trouble spread to McDonald's?
6:22am ET
Services
Subway by the Numbers: 44,000 Locations, Largest Fast Food Chain in the World
It is too early to say what damage Subway might face as its many-year spokesman Jared Fogle heads to prison.
Douglas A. McIntyre