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ThinkstockSome brands have stellar reputations as a result of innovation, well thought-out marketing strategies and good public relations from the…
thinkstockMay 9, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday and wobbled along all day to finish with a small gain. Tech…
ThinkstockThe U.S. campaign for a $15 hourly wage for fast-food workers is going global. A New York-based group called Fast…
thinkstockApril 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday getting a boost from energy and biotech stocks right at the start…
courtesy of Starbucks Corp.America’s most visited stores are popular for a variety of reasons. According to data provided by Placed,…
ThinkstockThe median household income of Americans has not increased in a decade, when adjusted for what has been modest inflation.…
The arabica beans Starbucks uses in most of its coffee have risen 90% in price so far this year. There's…
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,…
In a new research report, RBC adds and deletes names from its Guided Portfolio: Dividend Growth offering. We screened them…
ThinkstockSince the end of January, coffee futures have jumped from around $1.20 a pound to trade near $2.16 a pound…
McDonald's reported disappointing first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The company said it is is "focused on stabilizing…
McDonald's stores in China are mostly company operated, and it plans to overhaul a number of its stores there in…
ThinkstockThe Congressional Budget Office released a report that claims that an increase in the national minimum wage to $10.10 will…
Ronald McDonald, a spokesman for McDonald's, has been mothballed. The company claims he still is a symbol for the company,…
ThinkstockYet one more state is about to raise the minimum wage. At the current rate at which states are taking…
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