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Sweetgreen, Chipotle and other fast-casual chains are bucking the consumer slowdown
A food delivery messenger carries a take-out bag outside a Sweetgreen in Manhattan, New York City, on Sept. 14, 2023. Jeenah Moon | The Washington Post | Getty Images High-income consumers helped Chipotle Mexican Grill, Wingstop and Sweetgreen report strong sales this quarter, bucking the broader consumer slowdown that’s been hurting other eateries. As a […]
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McDonald’s is working to introduce a $5 value meal
A McDonalds located on Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles, California, April 1, 2024. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images McDonald’s is working to introduce a value meal in U.S. stores to help offset an increasingly challenging environment for consumers, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The people said the […]
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Behind America’s divided economy: Booming luxury travel and a jump in ‘relief’ loans
At American Express, consumers are continuing to open high-fee credit cards and splurge on luxuries like travel. But for lending firm Upstart, there’s a strong interest in microloans as cash-strapped Americans try to scrape by. That juxtaposition underscores the growing picture of bifurcation among income brackets in America. And adds to an increasingly popular view […]
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McDonald’s is betting on its mobile business with new franchisee digital marketing fund
A Big Mac is displayed on a page of the McDonald’s app Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s U.S. franchisees will start paying into a digital marketing fund next year as the fast-food giant looks to expand its booming digital business, according to a memo viewed by CNBC on Thursday. The change is […]
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Applebee’s owner Dine Brands wants to steal fast-food customers with its deals
Applebee’s and IHOP owner Dine Brands thinks its deals can lure away fast-food customers who have grown frustrated with menu prices. The company reported first-quarter earnings that fell short of Wall Street’s estimates, and both Applebee’s and IHOP’s same-store sales shrank more than expected. Still, Dine reiterated its full-year outlook and said sales have improved […]
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Ahead of retail earnings, here’s what we know about the consumer so far
A customer walks through The Home Depot store on February 20, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The state of the consumer in 2024 is already taking shape — even before the country’s major retailers begin to report first-quarter earnings, starting with Home Depot and Walmart next week. There are signs that […]
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These major, perfectly-recognized shares are forming the dreaded dying cross chart pattern
A handful of stocks are coming into or about to enter the worrisome so-identified as dying cross. A demise cross is a price chart sample that kinds when a stock’s 50-day transferring ordinary slips down below its 200-working day transferring average, lending a signal that investors are bearish on a inventory or that the stock’s […]
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Long-predicted consumer pullback finally hits restaurants like Starbucks, KFC and McDonald’s
It’s finally here: the long-predicted consumer pullback. Starbucks announced a surprise drop in same-store sales in its latest quarter, sending its shares down 17% on Wednesday. Pizza Hut and KFC also reported shrinking same-store sales. And even stalwart McDonald’s said has adopted a “street-fighting mentality” to compete for value-minded diners. For months, economists have been […]
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Starbucks shares sink 8% as similar-retailer profits fall, quarterly effects pass up
A shop of Starbucks Espresso store chain found in Amsterdam city center with men and women sitting down inside, making the most of a espresso following buying in the cafe, though other individuals are strolling by. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Photographs Starbucks on Tuesday noted weaker-than-envisioned quarterly earnings and earnings, fueled by a […]
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Jim Cramer says GE Healthcare’s unwarranted post-earnings plunge is a buying opportunity
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) April showers : The Dow Jones […]
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