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Taco Bell And Starbucks Challenge McDonald’s Morning Dominance With New Breakfast Menus
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has been facing tough days with sales flattening and margins shrinking. Same-store sales rose a mere 0.2% in 2013. The start to 2014 was only slightly better with sales up 1.2% in January. Comparable sales,...
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Five of the Biggest Dividend Payers Just Got the Axe
Submitted by Wall St. Daily as part of our contributors program This past Friday, Dividend.com released a list of “10 Big-Name Stocks Going Ex-Dividend this Week.” Many traders utilize dividend ex-dates in an attempt to hold a stock just l...
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McDonald’s Brewing Up Big Coffee Plans
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is getting serious about coffee. The company recently announced that generating more coffee-driven visits will be one of the focus areas in the next 2-3 years. McDonald’s drip coffee is popular but t...
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McDonald’s Disappointing Run Continues; Margins Decline Again
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) reported a weak set of numbers, rounding off what has overall been a disappointing year for the company. Total revenues for the quarter rose 2% to $7.09 billion while the operating income remained flat. Net...
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McDonald’s Q4 Earnings: Sales To Remain Weak But Margins May Improve
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is scheduled to announce its Q4 and full year earnings on January 23. Although 2013 has generally been a disappointing year for the company, its shares have managed to trade in a narrow range. Expectations ...
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McDonald’s Corporation: The Year In Review
The past year has been a rather difficult one for McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), marked by poor revenue growth and declining margins. The decline in margins can mostly be explained by a sales mix increasingly geared towards the low margin ‘do...
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After Dunkin’ And Starbucks, McDonald’s To Foray Into Packaged Coffee
Following in the footsteps of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Dunkin’ Donuts, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) will soon introduce packaged coffee under its McCafe brand. The company has tied up with Kraft Food Groups, which ...
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Weak October Sales Suggest McDonald’s Might Be Running Out Of Ideas
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) once again failed to deliver as its same-store sales grew by a disappointing 0.5% in October. In the first 10 months of the year, McDonald’s same-store sales were up 0.3%. While Japan dragged down ove...
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McDonald’s Posts Disappointing Sales; Profitability Hurt
McDonald’s Corporation ‘s (NYSE:MCD) third quarter earnings failed to enthuse investors as the company reported a weak set of numbers. Total revenues for the quarter rose 2% to $7.3 billion, helped primarily by new restaurant addition...
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McDonald’s Q3 Earnings: Weak Sales To Weigh On Margins
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is scheduled to announce its earnings on October 21. It has been a tough year so far for the fast food giant as its same-stores sales have not picked up. Shares of the company have traded in a narrow ran...
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McDonald’s Looks To Europe And Russia As U.S. Sales Stagnate
It has been a tough few months for McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) especially after new CEO Don Thompson took over. In the U.S., a resurgent Wendy’s and an aggressive Burger King are making life tough for McDonald’s and balanc...
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McDonald’s Hopes To Reinvigorate Sales With Menu Changes
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) has had a tough few months. It has reported tepid same-store sales growth and weaker margins. One of the reasons why the margins have declined lately is because of excessive reliance on value meals such as...
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Twenty-Four Equities With Fresh Dividend Growth And The 6 Top Picks With Buy Rating
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com . 24 companies increased its dividends within the recent week. Compared to...
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McDonald’s (MCD) Dividend Stock Analysis
Submitted by Dividend Growth Investor as part of our contributors program . McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates McDonald’s restaurants primarily in the United States, Europe, the Asia...
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McDonald’s Reinvigorates Its Dollar Menu To Spur Sales
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is testing an expanded version of the famous Dollar menu in order to address its margin concerns. The new menu is called ‘Dollar Menu & More’ which will have products priced at $2 or $5 in a...
