courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.This summer, thousands of fast-food workers in the United States went on strike in cities across the country, demanding their wages be increased to $15 an hour and…
courtesy of McDonald'sAt its investors meeting on Thursday, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) CEO Don Thompson said the company is sticking with its “Plan to Win,” a strategic plan that is more than…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockOne of the keys to McDonald’s Corp.’s (NYSE: MCD) profits is its ability to pay its store workers are little as legally possible — sometimes not much better than the federal minimum…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of McDonald'sMcDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) public relations department has been working overtime to show that the fast food chain cares about customer health. In September it announced: McDonald’s is partnering with the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wikimedia CommonsMcDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) released its latest data on same-store sales growth. As the title of this post suggests, McDonald’s has run into a growth problem. We cannot figure out how…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThis week should be the end of the major earnings flood. With markets so close to highs, investors and traders alike are considering which stocks to buy and which ones to…
courtesy of McDonald'sThe Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 19% so far this on the year. The DJIA, an index of 30 stocks from some of the country’s largest companies,…
courtesy Making Change at Walmart and UFCWAs a means to counter what has been an outcry over the amount of money Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) makes, the world’s largest retailer will…
ThinkstockAn employee of McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) who has worked for the company for 10 years and called the company’s employee hotline for advice on how to make ends meet was told…
courtesy of McDonald'sThe “2013 World’s Best Multinational Workforces” report has just been released by the Great Place to Work organization. Among the list of the top 25 companies are several that make…
ThinkstockTwo very defensive stocks for investors over the past generation or two have been the Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP). Coca-Cola has sales of soft drinks and other…
courtesy of McDonald'sMcDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Monday morning. The fast-food restaurant chain posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.52 on revenues of $7.32 billion.…
Paul Ausick Jon OggOctober 19, 1987, does not seem that long ago to many middle-aged and older investors, but that is now amazingly 26 years ago. This was the single largest one-day stock market…
ThinkstockSome good news for makers of cookies and candy. Recent research shows that Oreos are as addictive as cocaine. However, the companies may want to hold off celebrating. The data are based on the…
ThinkstockFiled under “data to hard to obtain and analyze” are various estimates for what poverty or low wages cost the U.S. economy. Among the issues this kind of analysis creates are that increased wages can cut the margins…
