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…
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8:40am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AmEx, Apache, Cliffs, Denbury, JetBlue, Synchrony and More
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include American Express, Apache, Cliffs Natural Resources, Denbury Resources, JetBlue Airways and Synchrony Financial.
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…
9:00am ET
Investing
UBS Updates Highest Yielding Quality Growth at a Reasonable Price Stocks After Sell-Off
24/7 Wall St. screened the updated UBS list for the highest yielding dividend-paying growth stocks.
3:19pm ET
Companies and Brands
Analyst Sum of the Parts Review Shows Yum! Worth Much More
Oppenheimer argues in its most recent valuation analysis as a sum of the parts that it is time to breakup Yum! Brands.
Chris Lange 4:43pm ET
Retail
Bad Chicken in China Haunts Yum! Earnings
Yum! Brands Inc.Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported third quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Tuesday. The fast-food restaurant operator posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.87 and revenues…
Paul Ausick 11:30am ET
Retail
360-Degree Earnings Preview for Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands is set to report its earnings Tuesday after the markets close.
Chris Lange 11:05am ET
Services
Free Coffee From McDonald’s — Again
Following a similar promotion in March of this year, McDonald's is once again offering customers a free small coffee during breakfast hours.
9:25am ET
Services
McDonald’s Shares at 52-Week Low as August Sales Bomb
Same-store sales for McDonald's were bad in July and worse in August.
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…
2:52pm ET
Services
Chinese Meat Scandal at McDonald’s Pushes DJIA Lower
ThinkstockThe Dow Jones Industrial Average has traded lower all day since tumbling about 0.7% in mid-morning. The index got a downward push thanks to McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) which has dropped 1.26%…
12:10pm ET
Services
McDonald’s and Yum! Halt Purchases From Meat Supplier
Chinese regulators have closed down a local meat supplier following a TV report that the company was mixing meat that had passed its expiration date with fresh meat and using other unsanitary…
5:06pm ET
Services
China Continues to Drive Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands reported second-quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Wednesday. The company's CEO had a lot to say about China.
Paul Ausick 7:02am ET
Companies and Brands
Do People Really Hate McDonald’s?
A new survey from Consumer Reports indicates that people queried prefer food from Chipotle Mexican Grill over what is offered by McDonald's. Sales numbers would show otherwise.
9:15am ET
Investing
The Top 11 Earnings Previews for the Week Ahead
ThinkstockThe week of July 14 to July 18 is going to mark the official launch of earnings season. Already we have seen Alcoa please the street and set a positive bias, but…