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Home Depot raises full-year outlook after earnings beat, record first-quarter sales
Home Depot on Tuesday raised its full-year outlook after reporting strong quarterly earnings, fueled by the company’s strongest first-quarter sales on record. Shares of the company rose 4% in premarket trading. Here’s what Home Depot reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv: Earnings per share: $4.09 […]
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Starbucks to cover employees’ travel expenses for abortions, gender-affirming surgeries
Starbucks coffee shop logo seen at one of their stores. Stephen Zenner | LightRocket | Getty Images Starbucks said Monday it will start covering eligible travel expenses for employees seeking abortions or gender-affirming procedures. The coffee chain joins Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Salesforce in offering to reimburse workers for travel costs related to abortions following […]
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McDonald’s says it will sell its Russia business after previously pausing operations due to Ukraine war
A view shows a McDonald’s restaurant in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 8, 2022. Anton Vaganov | Reuters McDonald’s said Monday that it would sell its business in Russia, a little more than two months after it paused operations in the country due to its invasion of Ukraine. “The humanitarian crisis caused by the war in […]
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The plant-based food industry is facing a reset as Beyond Meat and Oatly shares suffer
In this photo illustration Oatly oat milk is shown on May 20, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Wall Street appears to be souring on plant-based substitutes. Shares of Beyond Meat and Oatly have shed more than half their value this year. The stocks are both high-profile and relative recent entrants to […]
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Beyond Meat shares tumble after jerky launch leads to wider-than-expected loss
Beyond Meat “Beyond Burger” patties made from plant-based substitutes for meat products sit on a shelf for sale in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Beyond Meat on Wednesday reported a wider-than-expected loss for its first quarter as the launch of its new plant-based jerky weighed heavily on margins. Shares of […]
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McDonald’s franchisees are worried the company’s new grading system will alienate workers
McDonald’s franchise owners are expressing concern and frustration over a new grading system the fast food giant is planning to roll out early next year, with some saying it is poor timing due to unprecedented pressures in the workforce. The company plans to enact the system, called Operations PACE, which stands for Performance and Customer […]
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Starbucks hit with sweeping labor complaint including over 200 alleged violations
Starbucks workers react as they speak to the media after union vote in Buffalo, New York, December 9, 2021. Lindsay DeDario | Reuters The regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Buffalo, N.Y., issued a complaint Friday accusing Starbucks of 29 unfair labor practice charges that included over 200 violations of the National […]
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Starbucks criticizes Biden’s visit with union leaders, requests White House meeting
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday May 4, 2022. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images Starbucks is asking the White House for a meeting after President Joe Biden met with an organizer who is helping its coffee shops unionize. […]
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Sweetgreen losses widen despite 67% jump in quarterly sales
A Sweetgreen banner on the NYSE, November 18, 2021. Source: NYSE Sweetgreen on Thursday reported widening losses for its first quarter, but sales jumped 67% as workers returned to their offices and resumed their old lunchtime routines. Shares of the company rose more than 5% in extended trading. Here’s what the company reported compared with […]
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Yum Brands earnings miss estimates as China weighs on KFC, Pizza Hut sales
Vehicles wait in line at the drive through lane of a Yum! Brands Inc. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Taco Bell restaurant in Lockport, Illinois, U.S. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Yum Brands on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ expectations as lockdowns in China weighed on sales. Here’s what the company […]
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