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As inflation fury lingers, politicians join customers in pushing companies to cut prices
Kroger, Walmart, and McDonald’s. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Brandon Bell | Getty Images | Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters Expensive Big Mac meals and fears of surge pricing at grocery stores have put food chains and consumer product companies in politicians’ crosshairs. Walmart, McDonald’s and Kroger are just a few of the companies that have […]
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Consumer giants from Starbucks to General Mills have one big sales problem: China
Pictured here is a McDonald’s store in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on July 30, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — A theme emerging in the latest slew of U.S. companies’ earnings reports is a drag from the China market. The Chinese economy — home to more than four times the population of […]
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Airbnb shares drop 14% on earnings miss as company warns of slowing U.S. demand
Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky speaks at The Fast Company Innovation Festival on September 21, 2022, in New York. Eugene Gologursky | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Airbnb shares dropped 14% in after-hours trading after the company reported second-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations and warned that it’s seeing signs of slowing demand […]
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Taco Bell to roll out AI drive-thru ordering in hundreds of locations by end of year
A Taco Bell fast-food restaurant and drive-thru at dusk in Gastonia, North Carolina. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Yum Brands hopes to use artificial intelligence to take down drive-thru orders at hundreds of Taco Bell restaurants by the end of this year. The restaurant company announced on Wednesday that it is […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Asian shares slide, U.S. stocks flat ahead of Big Tech earnings; McDonald’s earnings miss
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Jan. 22, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks little changed ahead of Big Tech earnings, McDonald’s misses estimates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Oct. 30, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, […]
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McDonald’s is falling short, needs to win over low-income consumers, key exec tells operators in memo
McDonald’s fast food restaurant in Manhattan, New York, United States of America, on July 6th, 2024. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images After a challenging second quarter, McDonald’s executives told restaurant operators and analysts they are refocusing on how to recapture consumers with deals, as they pushed for an extension of the its $5 […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walt Disney, Dexcom, McDonald’s, On Semiconductor and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: McDonald’s — McDonald’s shares jumped more than 4% even after the fast-food giant posted quarterly earnings and revenue that fell short of Wall Street’s estimates. The company also reported a decline in same-store sales. Revvity — The life sciences company advanced 6% after posting a second-quarter […]
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McDonald’s executives admit diners think prices are too high, say they’re working to create value
A McDonald’s Big Mac meal. Lauren Decicca | Getty Images McDonald’s executives acknowledged Monday that diners consider the company’s prices too high as lower-income consumers balk after years of high inflation. During the company’s second-quarter earnings call Monday, executives said that they are taking a “forensic approach” to evaluating prices and trying to create value. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: McDonald’s, Tesla, Stellantis and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. McDonald’s — Shares were down slightly in the premarket after the fast food giant reported second-quarter results that missed analyst expectations . McDonald’s also said its same-store sales — a key metric for restaurants — declined broadly. Revvity — Shares gained 6% after the life sciences […]
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