courtesy of StarbucksStarbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) is the latest global brand to be targeted by China Central Television (CCTV). The world’s largest coffee chain has pricing that is unfair and discriminatory in…
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…
courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) reported third-quarter results after markets closed on Tuesday. The fast-food restaurant operator posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.85 and revenues of $3.47…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockWe already have warned that investors and traders alike are now unlikely to see five key economic reports this week due to the government shutdown. Industry economic reports still will be released.…
The stock and bond markets in the United States and internationally had to trade through a very unusual first Friday or the month because there was no Labor Department report on Unemployment…
courtesy of StarbucksThe arms war among the fast-food chains escalated as McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) confirmed that it would begin to sell chicken wings nationwide next month. Dubbed “Mighty Wings,” the new…
ThinkstockThe Fast Food Forward movement to increase pay for people who work at fast-food companies like McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) and Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) seems to have a fair point. These workers cannot…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Walmart is the largest American employer, with a workforce of nearly 2.2 million people. However, because of its international reach, only 1.3 million of those were employed in…
courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is not the first American company to stumble badly in China. It will not be the last, either. China is Yum! Brands’ most important market.…
August 7, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning after more comments by Fed officials point toward a winding down of the central bank’s stimulus sooner rather than later. In Europe,…
These are the top analyst upgrades and stocks to buy for August 7, 2013, including Baxter, Finisar, Vodafone, Yum! Brands and more.
courtesy of McDonald'sIt would cost McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) and its franchisees more than $8 billion a year in the United States, if its workers received a raise from current wages to…
courtesy of KFCThe country’s largest fast-food chains are expected to see walkouts in seven cities today as workers protest the industry’s low wages at some the nation’s most profitable companies. Walkouts are…
courtesy of McDonald'sFor people who want to get into the food franchise business, and want to do so on a budget, the best choice is a deal with Papa John’s International Inc.…
