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McDonald's Offers Free Coffee!
Taco Bell has rolled out a new breakfast menu. To fight back against this new threat, McDonald's is giving away free coffee during breakfast hours for two weeks beginning March 31.
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Fast-Food Wars: McDonald's vs. Yum! Brands in China
When fast-food giants McDonald's and Yum! Brands reported fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2013, both chains said that U.S. sales were flat at best for both periods. The main battle between...
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Is Fouled-Up Starbucks Promotion Responsible for Stock Price Dive?
courtesy of StarbucksShares of Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) were down nearly 3% in the first hour of trading Tuesday morning, and there is really no big news to explain the slide. One possible...
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Closing Bell for Monday on Wall Street: Markets Open Higher, Mostly Maintain Gains
July 8, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a long holiday weekend interrupted by Friday’s report on jobs and the unemployment rate. In Europe, the troika of the EC, the...
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Top Wall Street Analyst Upgrades: Amgen, Buffett, Dunkin and More
Investors and traders are always on the lookout for fresh research ideas from Wall Street that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to find...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 31, 2013: Markets Slip Again (HES, STX, QCOMM, FIO, CMA, CTXS, COP, EA, FB, JDSU, LVS, AET, MO, AN, CL, DNKN, MA, PHM, TWC, UPS, BYI, GDOT, WYNN, CVX, XOM, MAT, MRK, NOV, TSN, RIMM, WMS, SGMS, STZ)
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a mixed bag of data on the U.S. economy and mixed earnings results out this morning. In Europe, Germany’s retail sales fell sharply this...
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Raymond James More Cautious on Restaurant Stocks (RJF, DIN, IRG, RRGB, DFRG, DNKN, MCD, RUTH, TAST, TXRH)
ThinkstockThe sheer amount of competition in the casual dining sector over that past 20 years has been great for the American consumer. The copycat strategies employed by competitors have made it...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 30, 2013: Markets Slide on GDP, Fed Stimulus (WBSN, JBLU, KBH, YUM, CSCO, AMZN, BRCM, RYL, RHI, BA, ADT, LLL, PSX, NOC, SO, CTXS, COP, EA, FB, JDSU, LVS, AET, MO, AN, CL, DNKN, MA, PHM, TWC, UPS, RIMM, CHK, VTUS)
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning following a depressing report on U.S. GDP growth, which turned out to be negative (more coverage here). Even a good jobs report from ADP couldn’t...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MO, AIG, BA, CIT, KO, CS, DMND, DNKN, EMC, FSLR, FMS, LULU, MGM, MSFT, R, TYC, WWAV, WYNN)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Thursday. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus. American...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- January 9, 2013: Markets Open Higher, Reverse Two-day Slide (AA, MON, DNKN, NFLX, RL, SYY, APOL, STZ, GBX, HELE, RT, TXI, SVU, CSIQ, NOK, CLWR, DISH, S, HLF)
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). There was not a lot of economic data out today, so corporate...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AFL, BAC, CMA, DNKN, JCP, KEY, LYG, M, MET, MON, NFLX, PCG, RL, RYAAY, SON, SYY, TTM, URBN, DG, FDO)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Wednesday. AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) started as Hold at Deutsche Bank. Bank of...
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Dept. of Good Tries: Dunkin’ Fails to Win “Best” Trademark
ThinkstockIn a ruling that should really be no big surprise, Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DNKN) has lost its bid with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the phrase “Best...
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Smucker’s Results Inline, Raises Guidance to Match Estimates
ThinkstockThe J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) reported second-quarter fiscal 2013 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.45 and $1.63 billion in revenues before markets opened this morning. In...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- October 25, 2012: Markets Off to Good Start, But Lose Steam (CBST, ISIL, FB, BA, BP, ANGI, CLF, CROX, FFV, RRC, RYL, AET, ALK, AN, BG, CL, DNKN, NOV, POT, UAL, AAPL, AMZN, BYI, CLWR, CSTR, DV, HLS, ACI, CMCSA, KKR, MRK, OSK, WY, ZNGA, PSSI, MCK, NYT)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following the report on new jobless claims, which rose by 369,000, less than the expected 375,000 (our coverage here). In Europe, GDP in...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell -- October 24, 2012: Markets Can’t Hold Morning Gains (BUD, NOK, CHKP, AAPL, DLTR, AMGN, BRCM, FB, JNPR, NFLX, T, BA, GLW, LLY, EMC, GD, LCC, ANGI, CLF, CROX, FFIV, RRC, RYL, AET, ZNGA, ALK, AN, BG, CL, DNKN, NOV, POT, UAL, RF, TPX, ZZ, ATI)
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected PMI reading from China (more coverage here) that was mostly untempered by lower-than-expected PMI...
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