McDonald`s Corp
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ThinkstockWith the stock market reaching new heights daily, companies’ profit margins at multi-decade highs, and falling unemployment, many Americans may be wondering when they will start to see...
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McDonald's announced plans to refranchise at least 1,500 restaurants, following a growing trend in the industry. Other fast-food restaurants that have recently sold company-owned stores back to...
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The strikes by Amazon.com warehouse workers in Germany are no longer just a pesky problem. The Verdi labor union wants to move to collective bargaining to improve the lot of almost 10,000 warehouse...
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courtesy of StarbucksRevenue per employee is one measure of a company’s productivity. Some companies generate significant revenue per employee that runs into the millions of dollars. Others...
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thinkstockMay 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday following reports that U.S. GDP contracted by 1% in the first quarter and that new claims for jobless benefits fell to 300,000. Pending home...
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McDonald's held an investor conference presentation on Wednesday, in which Chief Executive Officer Don Thompson announced an intensified commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
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thinkstock May 28, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday and both the DJIA and the Nasdaq Composite traded in negative territory all day. The S&P 500 made brief forays above the break even...
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McDonald's announced Wednesday morning that it plans to return $18 billion to $20 billion to shareholders over the next three years, a 10% to 20% increase over returns for the three preceding years.
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To be familiar with a brand means a deeper level of engagement than simple awareness. However, it is not necessarily the case that a brand is familiar because it is a well liked one.
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7-Eleven Inc.From a single location in Texas in 1927, the 7-Eleven empire has grown to more than 52,000 stores in 15 countries. Those stores are no longer owned by a U.S. company but by a Japanese...
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A week following last Thursday's global strikes and protests in 230 cities, hundreds of workers at McDonald's are planning to travel to this Thursday's annual shareholders' meeting.
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Darden Restaurants announced Friday that it has sold its Red Lobster chain to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital. It has been less than six months since Darden first said it would shed that...
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thinkstockMay 13, 2014: Markets opened higher on Monday although it didn’t take the Nasdaq long to dive. The S&P 500 posted an all-time high this morning before pulling back, and there were...
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ThinkstockVermont’s legislature did what many members of Congress and the president would like to do. It raised the minimum wage in the state to $10.10 from $8.73. The federal minimum wage is...
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ThinkstockSome brands have stellar reputations as a result of innovation, well thought-out marketing strategies and good public relations from the companies behind them. On the other hand, weak or...
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