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Retail
What Express and Premium Store Launches Can Mean for Starbucks
24/7 Wall St. wanted to see what the new Starbucks store formats and existing planned openings can ultimately mean to its future growth.
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Services
Starbucks Launches Super-Premium, Express Store Formats
Starbucks announced Friday morning that the company will open its first Roastery and Tasting Room by December.
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Investing
The 4 Stocks That Kept Gains Small
thinkstockAugust 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday and dipped into the red briefly following this morning’s report on consumer spending. Volume was threatening to break below the year-to-date low record of…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Foot Locker, CBOE, InterMune, US Steel and More
These are the top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. for Monday, August 25, 2014.
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Retail
Should McDonald’s Buy Chipotle?
McDonald's could admit its U.S. expansion is over and buy a company that may be only at the beginning of its run.
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Services
New McDonald’s U.S. President Returning to His Roots
McDonald's Corp.McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) announced on Friday that Mike Andres will replace retiring McDonald’s U.S. president Jeff Stratton who has spent 41 years under the Golden Arches. Andres has plenty of…
Paul Ausick 5:52am ET
Special Report
15 Biggest Employers in the World
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) is the world’s largest publicly traded employer, with approximately 2.2 million employees across of the globe, a number greater than the population of cities…
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Investing
3 DJIA Stocks at Real Risk of Hitting 52-Week Lows
Investors seem to have grown accustomed to seeing the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hitting new high after new high in 2014. Only the recent market volatility has created a situation where…
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Retail
Can Chick-fil-A Take Coffee Sales from Starbucks and McDonald’s?
The process of buying your morning coffee has sure changed over the last generation. Companies have strived to beat each other on quality, and we wouldn’t be fair to the public if…
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Services
McDonald’s Sales Tank in July, Stock Takes Aim at New 52-Week Low
Wikimedia CommonsSame-store sales for McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) could have been worse in July but it’s really hard to see how. The company reported Friday morning that U.S. same-store sales fell 3.2%…
Paul Ausick 8:45am ET
Services
Wendy’s Earnings and Franchise Sales Keeping Its Turnaround Alive
Wendy's reported mixed second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. Revenues were boosted by the sale of 418 company-owned stores to franchisees.
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Services
Will Labor Uprisings Deter New Restaurant Franchises or Hurt Sales?
ThinkstockThe pressure for higher wages in low-cost labor has been front and center in the fast-food and casual dining industry. A recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) went against…
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Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: DuPont, GE, King, Microsoft, Xilinx, McDonald’s and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from Wall Street firms for Wednesday, July 23, 2014. They include DuPont, General Electric, King, Microsoft, Xilinx and McDonald's.
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Services
McDonald’s Stock Hit by Soft Earnings, Tainted Meat in Japan Stores
McDonald's reported disappointing second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. Global same-store sales in the quarter were "relatively flat."
Paul Ausick 4:01pm ET
Investing
The 4 Stocks That Weighed Down the Market
thinkstockJuly 21, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday, stopping in its tracks the positive reversal we saw last Friday. There was no economic news today and the geopolitical news is dominated by…