As 2013 rolls along, enthusiasm and exuberance on Wall Street are picking up -- notwithstanding volatility levels that have recently been on the rise.
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June 17 - News
When friends tell me to visit McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) for lunch, my face turns Grinch-like.
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June 17 - News
I wasn't necessarily a fan of singer Jack White until I watched an interview of him on Conan O'Brien's "Serious Jibber-Jabber," which is streamed online. I previously had no ...
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June 14 - News
Shares of Yum! Brands, Inc.
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June 14 - News
As consumers continue to struggle to make ends meet, eating out has become less of a priority.
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June 13 - News
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD)'s may not be the most exciting growth story in the markets today, but that´s precisely what makes it a smart bet for dividend investors looking...
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June 12 - News
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is already a household name in about 118 countries around the world.
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June 12 - News
Sales for McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) climbed more than expected in May, showing an increase of 2.4%, 0.3% above expectations.
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June 12 - News
In a press release Monday, McDonald's told investors its total same-store sales rose a better-than-expected 2.6% in May, which represents a significant improvement over April'...
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June 12 - News
I hope you've recovered from your sugar coma from National Doughnut Day last Friday.
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June 12 - News
Dividends are one of the main ways companies pay back investors, and it's one of the best ways to generate a solid return.
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June 11 - News
This is the first in what will be a series of posts about the restaurant industry.
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June 11 - News
The fast food industry has been suffering as of late.
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June 11 - News
"First win the eye, then the heart, then the mind," believes design firm Lewis Moberly, which works on Diageo plc (ADR) (NYSE:DEO) -branded beverage Bailey's.
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June 11 - News
It is time to put down your pen and pencil and witness the next rally in the stock market.
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June 11 - News
Do not evaluate The Wendy's Co (NASDAQ:WEN) by its quarterly report.
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June 11 - News
While there are plenty of quality, well researched articles written about stocks on the Internet, sometimes I run into something requiring a rebuttal.
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June 11 - News
When people dine out of the home, they have a few qualifications. The meal generally needs to be quick, it has to be tasty, and of course it must be affordable.
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June 10 - News
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has been radically overhauling its menu in recent weeks.
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June 10 - News
According to estimates provided by the World Bank, China's GDP is expected to grow at a high single-digit clip over the next decade, more than doubling the size of the nation'...
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June 10 - News
The Treasury market is undergoing major reconstruction. Today’s investors tend to be momentum traders.
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June 10 - News
Following his recent presentation at Sanford Bernstein's 2013 Strategic Decisions Conference in New York, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) CEO Donald Thompson was asked about...
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June 10 - News
Why is anyone surprised when yet another photo of a fast food employee licking or stepping on the food (or worse) surfaces on the internet.
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June 10 - News
We all love to find a nice reliable company to sink some hard-earned cash into, but sometimes the cards don't fall in our favor.
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June 10 - News
Editor's Note: This article initially mentions Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)'s " consistent increasing dividends." In light of the fact that Pfizer cut their dividend in half during 2009, ...
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June 10 - News
Investors are always looking for new strategies to beat the market over time and build wealth to ensure their financial futures.
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June 7 - News
For years, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has taken heat for selling allegedly nutritionally deficient food.
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June 6 - News
Sweet tea, biscuits, and fried everything are all staples of good old southern cooking.
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June 6 - News
Every investor has a story about the big winner they missed. Consider Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), which grew from a single Seattle cafe into a worldwide retail titan.
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June 6 - News
As the stock market has kept going up, many investors have thought about the possibility of another crash like 2008.
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June 6 - News
In many ways Europe's problems are considered old news. After the scare following the 2008 financial crisis, investors have turned their eyes to other corners of the world.
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June 6 - News
This is a smart move on many different levels. For starters, this isn't like the annual Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's.
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June 5 - News
This past year has been a sweet one for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE:KKD).
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June 5 - News
Investors have been able to do well in an environment of declining bond coupon values.
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June 5 - News
A recent survey found that Americans visit fast-food restaurants a lot. In fact, they comprise many of the most frequently visited businesses in the nation.
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June 5 - News
One of the biggest challenges for retail chains is to increase same-store sales and do so with minimal capital expenditures.
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June 4 - News
The stock market is looking muted this morning following Census Bureau release showing a narrower-than-expected trade deficit in April.
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June 4 - News
Although the restaurant industry has seen its share of competitive pressure of late, there are important long-term trends in place that support continued industry growth, including...
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June 4 - News
Ka-ching! Dividend investors live for that sound. Each quarter thousands of companies hand over their excess cash to investors. But not all dividend stocks are equal.
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June 3 - News
Shareholder meetings are getting exciting again.
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June 3 - News
Two of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's components had eventful days on June 1 throughout their histories.
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June 3 - News
Fast food giant McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is one of the world's most recognizable companies.
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May 31 - News
In his State of the Union address earlier this year, President Obama called for Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour by 2015, with automatic adjustments upward...
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May 31 - News
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) same store sales have slowed in The United States. Some of that stems from increased competition and some from a still languishing economy.
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May 30 - News
According to a recent report from Nation's Restaurant News, Yum! Brands, Inc.
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May 30 - News
We are all searching for that one stock that exponentially grows our investment. If you are looking for such a play in the restaurant sector, I can recommend one to you.
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May 30 - News
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), the most popular Western food chain in China, recently reported a 29% drop in same-store sales in its biggest overseas market.
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May 30 - News
In the context of the 2,700-point advance we've seen in the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) since this time last year, this morning's 150-point drop is only...
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May 29 - News
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has seen flat sales in the last couple of months due to declining demand in the global fast food industry.
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May 29 - News
Perhaps Tim Cook's best-known claim to fame is that he constructed what's widely regarded as the best supply chain in the world for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).
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May 29 - News
