Source: courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) has reported adjusted earnings of $0.56 per share for its second quarter, with worldwide operating profits down 20% and its global margin down 2.7...
McDonald’s Corp.’s (NYSE: MCD) board of directors approved a 10% increase in the company’s quarterly dividend on common stock, to 77 cents a share. The new dividend is payable Dec. 17 to...
If we can’t get the Chinese to ease up on US solar panel makers, at least we’re getting them to eat our food. A new research note indicates that McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) is expecting to...
It is the weekend and that means a review of last week’s unusual suspects and a review for key stocks in the week ahead.  Technically earnings season gets its first earnings report from a DJIA...
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is supposed to be the king of defensive stocks. It pays a dividend of close to 3%, it was the best performing DJIA component in 2011, and after all everyone has...
The US Senate has passed legislation that could make it easier for the Treasury Department to hit China with sanctions as a currency manipulator. China’s response, so far, has been to tell the US...
There are many restaurants reporting earnings this week, some who have suffered from economic sensitivity and some who have not.  People do have to eat when times are good and when times are...
Thursday afternoon's analyst upgrades and downgrades included CarGurus, Coupang, Marathon Petroleum, Pentair and Yum! Brands.
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Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) is soon to just be Wendy’s again, sort of.  The company has been exploring alternatives to try to unlock the value of the two unsuccessfully merged...
Same-store sales figures out this morning from McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) have come in weaker than the consensus estimate and that is dragging shares down by more than -4% in the first hour of...
The world of casual dining and dining is one which has survived bad times and thrived in good times.  It turns out that some of the casual dining segment, particularly the fast food segment, offers...