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Brad Blum knows better than most that it's never what you say that makes a great leader. Few actions in Blum's lifetime reflect that better than when, as a product manager for the Wheaties cereal brand at General Mills, he was touring a cereal production facility back in the mid-1980s, when a Black factory worker looked Blum in the eye and asked: Why hasn't a Black person been on a Wheaties package? Blum had no answer.

U.S. consumers haven’t stopped spending money since the Iran war drove up fuel prices, but many shoppers are reassessing what they buy and where, according to company executives and retail analysts. During recent earnings calls with analysts, executives from American mainstays like Walmart, McDonald's and Dollar General cited overall shopper resilience as well as noticeable cutbacks by lower-income customers.

One haven from Friday's selloff: Kimberly-Clark, whose stock had been battered over the past year. The Kleenex maker jumped 6.3% Friday, helping consumer staples to become the S&P 500's best-performing sector.

CMG refreshes Rewards to convert app-heavy loyalty into in-store repeat traffic; Q1 2026 loyalty hits 32% of sales, and enrollees rise 25%.

One River School Founder and Former School of Rock CEO Matt Ross explains how he saved his struggling education company and secured a private equity exit during the 2008 financial crisis.

Former School of Rock CEO Matt Ross explains how he saved his struggling education company and secured a private equity exit during the 2008 financial crisis.

While Chipotle Mexican Grill has underperformed relative to its peers over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

Just having a crispy chicken sandwich may not be enough anymore in the fast-food business. McDonald’s said Monday that it is testing hand-breaded chicken, part of a new multi-year strategic plan to upgrade its menu, service, restaurant designs and online marketing. “The competitive landscape is changing and with it, customers’ expectations,” CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a company message.

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One of the most obvious ways to diversify your portfolio—investing outside the U.S.—suddenly looks like swapping McDonald’s for Burger King. In today's Markets A.M. newsletter, I look at newly popular emerging-market ETFs and find they're largely dominated by a few tech stocks.

Since introducing the Happy Meal in 1977, McDonald's has consistently used pop culture partnerships to drive customer traffic and remain relevant across generations. Today, McDonald's sells more than 1 billion Happy Meals worldwide each year, making the product a meaningful ...

By Rishika Sadam and Sai Ishwarbharath B HYDERABAD/BENGALURU, May 27 (Reuters) - U.S. carrier American Airlines Group plans to double headcount at its India technology hub to about 800 by early next

Not even a Coca-Cola at McDonald's is left unscathed.

Private markets are in focus, with initial public offerings (IPOs) from Anthropic (ANTH.PVT), OpenAI (OPAI.PVT), and SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) on the horizon. Powers Advisory Group managing partner Matt Powers joins Yahoo Finance to explain why he says investors should wait to buy into these names.

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McDonald's (MCD) is giving customers more reasons to return to its franchises, but the company’s new menu push isn’t just about drinks, burgers, and limited-time sauces. The fast-food behemoth is pushing specialty drinks, bargain menus, premium burgers, Snack Wraps and pop-culture tie-ins at a time ...

The reading on the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey has recently plummeted to near all-time lows.

The April inflation report landed with a number the Federal Reserve hoped it would never have to explain again. Consumer prices rose 3.8% year over year, the highest reading since 2023 and a sharp jump from March’s 3.3%. Energy did most of the damage: gasoline ripped 21% in March, the biggest monthly increase in data ... The Fed’s Worst-Case Scenario Is Quietly Unfolding

McDonald’s is renewing its vows with Chicago, striking a deal to put its name on a new professional soccer stadium in its longtime home. Chicago Fire Football Club’s planned stadium, scheduled to open in 2028, will be named McDonald’s Park under a deal set to be announced Wednesday. McDonald’s said the 22,000-seat Major League Soccer stadium will constitute the burger giant’s first naming rights deal for a professional sports facility in the U.S.

For decades, McDonald’s was synonymous with affordable, tasty fast-food meals. While its food offerings still taste good, the chain's brand image changed after the Covid pandemic. The fast-food giant has undergone a major transformation in how it sets prices and targets customers. From 2020 ...

McDonald's shares haven't been this low since August 2024.

After Shake Shack’s disappointing Q1 earnings, is McDonald's the safer fast-food stock to own in today’s uncertain market?

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) reported first-quarter 2026 global comparable sales growth of 3.8% and said it gained market share in nearly all of its top 10 markets, as executives emphasized value, marketing and menu innovation as the company’s main growth drivers in a challenging consumer environment. Cha

Diners have always turned to fast-food chains for wallet-friendly options, but as the affordability crisis continues, value menus have become increasingly important to consumers. Value menus are the top factor diners look for when deciding where to eat, a recent YouGov report found. Some 66% of ...

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Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Friday ahead of the April jobs report. Coinbase and Cloudflare dived on earnings.

McDonald’s Corporation will release earnings for its first quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, May 7. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $2.74 per share, up from $2.67 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus...

Krispy Kreme announced earnings on Thursday, May 7, coinciding with the launch of its newest limited-time offering. It's a pivotal time for the doughnut brand, which saw its stock price free-fall in early 2025 after poor earnings and shifting customer trends. Krispy Kreme operated 235 of its ...

Moby summary of McDonald's Corporation's Q1 2026 earnings call

<body><p>STORY: McDonald's was among the companies on Thursday that said higher gas prices linked to the Iran war were disproportionately hurting low‑income consumers, as the burger chain warned of a weak start to its second quarter.</p><p>"The lower end seems to be really struggling at this point," Buchanan said. "And this earnings season really has highlighted that. From Whirlpool to McDonald's, we've seen some of these names and corporations really communicate [that] in a very direct way."</p><p>"The tipping point is an inflection in labor," Buchanan continued. "If we have a labor blip where jobs aren't as plentiful... we really feel like there's a lot of stress that could emanate throughout our marketplace" that could pressure U.S. stock prices.</p></body>