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Jobs
More Strikes for Higher Wages Coming in 160 Cities
Following the Black Friday strikes at more than 1,600 Walmart locations across the United States, fast-food workers will walk off the job in 160 cities on Thursday.
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8:15am ET
Retail
America’s Most Popular Stores
courtesy of Wal-Mart StoresIt’s a marketing adage that keeping an existing customer is both cheaper and easier than wooing a new one. It takes time and money to become one of America’s…
10:35am ET
Investing
Jana Partners Increases Its Activist Stakes Handily
The latest 13F filing for Jana Partners showed that its stock holdings had risen to about $19.31 billion.
9:50am ET
Retail
McDonald’s: When a Loss Is a Win
McDonald's reported that same-store sales for October were down year-over-year, but the drop was not as bad as expected.
6:06am ET
Special Report
Companies Paying Americans the Least
ThinkstockIn the wake of mounting protests from labor groups, numerous U.S. localities have approved minimum wage increases, including two of the nation’s largest cities, Seattle and San Francisco. Yet, especially among many…
10:25am ET
Retail
McDonald’s 740 Calorie Hamburger and 520 Calorie Shake
Wall Street has lost faith in McDonald's, the great pillar of the fast-food industry, and its identified goals that it believes will get the company on track.
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:10am ET
Companies and Brands
Why McDonald’s Earnings Tell a Story of Never-Ending Woe
McDonald's reported disappointing third-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
Paul Ausick 3:28pm ET
Retail
Can Earnings at McDonald’s Escape the Hangman?
McDonald's is set to report earnings on Tuesday morning. The underlying question remains: Can McDonald's escape the hangman?
Jon C. Ogg 6:30am ET
Retail
Starbucks Gives Its Workers a Raise
Whether the decision by Starbucks is due to outside pressure or the generosity of senior management, store workers probably do not care.
4:05pm ET
Investing
The 52-Week Low Club for Thursday
ThinkstockOctober 16, 2014: Equities got off to a slow start before punching through the break-even line early in the afternoon. But the gains were small and didn’t last. Here are four stocks…
1:15pm ET
Companies and Brands
Brand Loyalty Leaders Chock Full of Techs
Of the top 100 product categories and brands in a new ranking of customer loyalty leaders, nearly half are tech companies.
10:25am ET
Investing
The Flush: When Defensive Stocks Are Not Safe Either
Even though buyers will buy some weakness, the go-to defensive stocks also have been bashed with the stock market correction taking place.
6:38am ET
Technology
Should Apple Buy McDonald’s?
Carl Icahn continues to press Apple to use its cash hoard to buy back its shares. But Apple's board could choose to buy a company that would eat up most of its…
6:35am ET
Companies and Brands
Apple Brand Value Reaches $119 Billion
Apple has the most valuable brand in the world, according to the new Interbrand ranking of the world's most valuable brands.
10:45am ET
Companies and Brands
Why Morgan Stanley Says Buy Burger King and Sell McDonald’s
An analyst at Morgan Stanley has kicked off the week with an upgrade for Burger King and a downgrade for McDonald’s.