courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is not the first American company to stumble badly in China. It will not be the last, either. China is Yum! Brands’ most important market.…
Wikimedia CommonsFast-food giant McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) today reported same-store sales growth of 0.7% in July, compared to sales in July of last year. Systemwide sales rose 1.6%, and 3.3% on a…
Paul Ausick courtesy of McDonald'sLast week, workers at McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) stores walked out, demanding that the company raise workers’ wages to $15 an hour. We suggested that the demand has little chance…
Paul Ausick courtesy of McDonald'sIt would cost McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) and its franchisees more than $8 billion a year in the United States, if its workers received a raise from current wages to…
courtesy of McDonald'sYesterday’s walkouts at fast-food restaurants in seven U.S. cities are set to continue today in some if not all locations. Workers have walked out in an effort to gain an…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockInvestors love dividends. Becoming one of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average does not come with assurance that a company will pay a dividend, nor does it come with…
courtesy of KFCThe country’s largest fast-food chains are expected to see walkouts in seven cities today as workers protest the industry’s low wages at some the nation’s most profitable companies. Walkouts are…
courtesy of McDonald'sFor people who want to get into the food franchise business, and want to do so on a budget, the best choice is a deal with Papa John’s International Inc.…
thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of July 15 in the following large cap stock market shares: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America…
ThinkstockThe Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) is proving to be a serious turnaround contender. After double-digit gains after its earnings report, many investors might be tempted to flood back into the stock. In…
courtesy of KFCAccording to a report at Caijing.com.cn, China Central Television (CCTV), which in the past has exposed a number of food safety issues in China, reported over the weekend that sample ice…
July 22, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning with the DJIA dipping on a poor earnings report from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD). There was no economic data release of note in…
Jon OggThe casual dining sector, particularly the fast food segment, may have run its major growth course. After McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) posted a disappointing company earnings report we can only yet…
courtesy of McDonald'sMcDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The fast-food restaurant chain posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.38 on revenues of $7.08 billion.…
Paul Ausick July 19, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following earnings reports from some major tech companies after markets closed last night. The Detroit municipal bankruptcy, though expected, weighed on sentiment…
