McDonald’s Invests in Russian Growth as Part of EM Focus
Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Stocks to BuyMcDonald's (MCD) is looking to expand its footprint in Russia by increasing its store count by 15%, or about 40 new locations, in an effort to tap the growing demand for fast food. McDonald's competes with We...
What Movie Theaters Don’t Want You to Know About the $6 Popcorn!
Filed under: Consumer Experience, McDonald's (MCD)Movie theaters don't want you to know how many calories are in the popcorn and that's why they are resisting FDA attempts at requiring disclosures. If the FDA required scales in front of the popcorn cou...
Week in Preview: GDP, FOMC Meeting, Housing Data and Lots of Earnings
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Microsoft (MSFT), McDonald's (MCD), Caterpillar (CAT), American Express (AXP), Chevron Corp (CVX), Economic Data, United Technologies (UTX), Federal Reserve, General Dynamics Corp (GD)With earnings season in full swing, t...
McDonald’s Down Today — Time to Sell?
Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Technical AnalysisSo, McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is having a bit of trouble today getting a bid. With roughly ninety minutes left to the trading day, shares were off by 2.5% to $74.67. Volume was heavy.
What's going o...
McDonald’s Global Same-Store Sales Increase
Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Technical AnalysisMcDonald's (MCD) said that its global comparable sales increased by 4.8% during November. "McDonald's continued strong performance reflects the benefits of our global alignment around the Plan to Win," ...
Serious Money: AIG Takeover by Fairholme Capital?
Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), McDonald's (MCD), Amer Intl Group (AIG), Chasing Value[TM]Perusing through the 13D filings in Barron's November 29 issue I came across news reported by InsiderScore.com regarding American Inter...
Week in Preview: Tyson Foods, Analog Devices, Deere Serve Up Earnings
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Campbell Soup (CPB), Tyson Foods'A' (TSN), Economic Data, Deere and Co (DE), Federal ReserveAmong the quarterly results scheduled for this holiday-shortened week, investors may be thankfu...
No Toy for You! San Francisco Bans Happy Meal Toys
Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Burger King Hldgs (BKC)In a move sure to be incomprehensible to children in the San Francisco Bay area, free toys included in McDonald's (MCD) "happy meals" have been banned by the thoughtful and considerate San Francisco...
McDonald’s Earnings Rise on Beverages and International Growth
Filed under: Earnings Reports, McDonald's (MCD)Yet again, McDonald's (MCD) has asserted itself as the Big Mac Daddy of the fast-food world, reporting that its third-quarter earnings increased 10%. Proving that it does not rely solely on hamburgers and ...
