Restaurants

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) revealed on Wednesday that revenue rose 6.7 percent in January, thanks to an increase in sales on breakfast items, plus beverages and the new Chicken McBites. Obviously, McDonald's is the cornerstone of every American breakfast. All joking aside though, the oatmeal products...

Has the change-counting kiosk maker come up with the perfect formula for video renting success? For roughly two decades, when consumers wanted to rent a movie, they went to Blockbuster Video. There were other video chains in the mix as well, such as Family Video and Hollywood Video. But it was...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced global comparable sales growth of 6.7% in January. Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. up 7.8% Europe up 4.0% Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 7.3% In the U.S., comparable sales rose 7.8% as customers visited McDonald's to enjoy...

By Sterling Wong With a potential $100 billion valuation, Facebook could be the apotheosis of the new US employment landscape reality in which tech companies create enormous wealth but few jobs. All eyes have been on Facebook this week as the world's largest social network made its much-...

It's almost here. America's biggest sporting event, the Super Bowl, comes our way on Sunday and Super Bowl XLVI from Indianapolis is an intriguing rematch of the 2008 that saw the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots. Fans of variety may not be bullish on Sunday's game. It will be the...

Piper Jaffray reiterates its Overweight rating and $108 target price on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) following a recent meeting with the company's management. Piper Jaffray says, "We are incrementally more confident on MCD shares following our recent visit with management. While we recognize that the...

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is losing the gains it had for the day on Thursday in after-hours trading as investors react to the company's disappointing earnings, as Q1 2012 served earnings per share of 50 cents to investors, giving the market jitters. Despite the fall in the coffeemaker's share price...

One of the things that legendary investor Warren Buffett looks for in his stock picks is a "moat," or some quality or qualities that protect a company's business from encroaching competition. One of the most common, and lucrative, "moats" is a tremendous brand which is instantly recognizable and...

BMO Capital Markets reiterates its Perform rating on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and raises its price target to $110 from $100 as the company should continue to see strong comps, despite challenges in EPS for 2012. BMO Capital Markets notes, "McDonald's reported 4Q EPS of $1.33, up 15% yr/yr and $0.04...

Oppenheimer downgrades McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to Perform from Outperform and removes its $100 price target on the stock on limited visibility on EPS beats in the future. Oppenheimer says, "We continue to believe MCD represents a best-in-class operator and our rating adjustment does not reflect a...