Wikimedia CommonsFor the past 20 years, the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has been rating what it calls limited-service restaurants and the rest of us call fast-food restaurants. In every one of…
Walmart has stores in all 50 states, but it does not have stores in some of the country’s largest cities, including New York City, San Francisco, Detroit, Seattle and Boston.
ThinkstockMany of the consumer discretionary stocks that make up that sector have suffered this year. As of the end of last week, it is the only sector that was down so far…
Both Panera Bread and Chipotle Mexican Grill have committed their companies to sourcing ingredients from only the most wholesome suppliers who've themselves promise to uphold certain standards.
courtesy of StarbucksRevenue per employee is one measure of a company’s productivity. Some companies generate significant revenue per employee that runs into the millions of dollars. Others generate only a fraction of…
Darden Restaurants announced Friday that it has sold its Red Lobster chain to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital. It has been less than six months since Darden first said it would…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday, May 5, 2014. They include ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Disney, FireEye, L-3 Communications and SINA.
In a new research report, analysts at Credit Suisse wonder if Apple's huge seven-for-one split may start a new trend. Here are some of the companies that they think may be ripe…
ThinkstockIn 2013, the CEO-to-worker compensation ratio in the fast food industry was more than 1,000-to-1. Workers’ situation must be improving, though, because the ratio was 1,200-to-1 in 2012. McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD)…
ThinkstockWhen Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG) reported first quarter earnings Thursday morning, the company specifically noted higher commodity costs for beef, avocados, and cheese as the drivers for a 1.5% increase…
Paul Ausick These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Thursday, March 20, 2014. They include First Solar, Oracle, Ulta Salon and Under Armour.
The equity strategists at Credit Suisse have used the sell-off to make some massive changes in their Top Picks list. Stocks are added in six sectors allowing a wide range of top…
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Friday, January 24, 2014. They include Juniper Networks, Microsoft, McDonald's, Pandora Media and SAP.
ThinkstockBarron’s suggested this week that the recovery in the housing market could spell trouble for restaurant stocks going forward. But there seem to be two theories on what could happen. Investors seem…
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI) said Thursday morning that it plans to hold a tax-free spin-off of its Red Lobster restaurants and that it would consider an outright sale of the chain.
