McDonald's held an investor conference presentation on Wednesday, in which Chief Executive Officer Don Thompson announced an intensified commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
Jon C. Ogg thinkstock May 28, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday and both the DJIA and the Nasdaq Composite traded in negative territory all day. The S&P 500 made brief forays above the break…
McDonald's announced Wednesday morning that it plans to return $18 billion to $20 billion to shareholders over the next three years, a 10% to 20% increase over returns for the three preceding…
Paul Ausick To be familiar with a brand means a deeper level of engagement than simple awareness. However, it is not necessarily the case that a brand is familiar because it is a well…
7-Eleven Inc.From a single location in Texas in 1927, the 7-Eleven empire has grown to more than 52,000 stores in 15 countries. Those stores are no longer owned by a U.S. company…
A week following last Thursday's global strikes and protests in 230 cities, hundreds of workers at McDonald's are planning to travel to this Thursday's annual shareholders' meeting.
Paul Ausick 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…
thinkstockMay 13, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday although it didn’t take the Nasdaq long to dive. The S&P 500 posted an all-time high this morning before pulling back, and there were…
ThinkstockVermont’s legislature did what many members of Congress and the president would like to do. It raised the minimum wage in the state to $10.10 from $8.73. The federal minimum wage is…
ThinkstockSome brands have stellar reputations as a result of innovation, well thought-out marketing strategies and good public relations from the companies behind them. On the other hand, weak or defective products, scandals…
thinkstockMay 9, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday and wobbled along all day to finish with a small gain. Tech stocks got a burst of support in the last half-hour of trading…
ThinkstockThe U.S. campaign for a $15 hourly wage for fast-food workers is going global. A New York-based group called Fast Food Forward said today that fast food workers on six continents will…
thinkstockApril 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday getting a boost from energy and biotech stocks right at the start of trading. Economic data was both sparse and not supportive, with the…
Paul Ausick courtesy of Starbucks Corp.America’s most visited stores are popular for a variety of reasons. According to data provided by Placed, a consumer habits data service provider that monitors behavior of more than…
ThinkstockThe median household income of Americans has not increased in a decade, when adjusted for what has been modest inflation. The poverty level has not fluctuated either, stuck around 16%. Those figures…
