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Rising oil prices and a 10-year Treasury yield climbing to around 5% have raised concerns about consumer spending and restaurant operating costs.

CMG's Q2 growth has come with margin pressure as inflation and higher costs outweigh pricing gains, putting productivity and easing inflation in focus.

Recent food-safety scares have cut into restaurants’ traffic. Cava Group is no exception, but the Mediterranean fast-casual chain bounced back quickly thanks to its varied menu and a food-safety advisory council aimed at protecting its customers. Federal health officials have linked one outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce from a Mexican supplier for Taco Bell restaurants.

Stock futures are falling to start the week with tech names leading the way lower ahead of Nvidia’s key earnings report.

Trump's 90-day beef tariff pause promises relief at the grocery store, but the cattle biology and market forces quietly working against it could make the cure worse than the disease.

Earlier this month, Chipotle Mexican Grill faced a Minnesota federal lawsuit tied to a multistate Salmonella outbreak affecting over 200 reported customers, even as it continued rolling out promotions like Chipotle IQ and prepared to open its first restaurant in Saudi Arabia with franchise partner Alshaya Group. This mix of food safety litigation and ongoing international and customer-engagement initiatives highlights how operational risks can sit alongside growth efforts in shaping...

Chipotle Mexican Grill stock reacts to Salmonella lawsuit and outbreak concerns Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is back under the spotlight after a Minnesota federal lawsuit tied to a 2026 multistate Salmonella outbreak, raising fresh questions for investors about food safety risk and potential legal exposure. See our latest analysis for Chipotle Mexican Grill. The latest Salmonella headlines arrive after a stretch of weaker momentum for Chipotle Mexican Grill, with the share price down 5.38%...

According to the latest economic reading, America’s GDP growth slowed to 1.5% in Q2 from 2.1% in Q1. Meanwhile, headline PCE inflation remained elevated at 3.7% year over year in June, while core PCE inflation stood at 3.3%. Although America’s consumer spending ticked up a little in Q2, it came at the expense of savings. […]

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Digital sales surged to 38% of total revenue amid wage inflation headwinds.

Cheesecake Factory has doubled in 2026 as strong earnings fuel optimism, but a richer valuation, North Italia weakness and inflation raise fresh investor questions.

Microsoft topped earnings estimates while the Fed held rates steady, as mixed results from Meta and Qualcomm and upbeat reports from Starbucks and Chipotle shaped trading.

The Fed monetary policy decision today kept interest rates steady once again, with turbulence to follow during Fed Chair Warsh's presser.

Chipotle says cyclospora didn’t directly impact its lettuce, but the parasitic outbreak has still taken a bite out of its sales. The decline in sales was modest, Chief Executive Scott Boatwright said. Federal health officials have linked one outbreak of cyclospora-related illnesses to shredded iceberg lettuce that U.S. produce giant Taylor Farms sourced from Mexico.

Today Federal Reserve meeting: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET, following the FOMC interest-rate decision at 2 p.m. Earnings (a.m): Procter & Gamble, Humana, L3Harris, Biogen, General Dynamics, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Airbus Earnings (p.

Today Earnings (a.m.): Coca-Cola, UPS, Boeing, Sherwin-Williams, Hilton, Centene, PayPal, S&P Global Earnings (p.m.): Visa, Ford Motor, Mondelez International, Waste Management, PPG Industries, Bloom Energy, Avis Budget, Seagate Technology Economic data: Consumer confidence index, Johnson Redbook retail sales index, U.

Darden combines earnings growth, cash returns and a lower valuation multiple, but estimate cuts and inflation keep investors weighing the stock's outlook.

DRI enters fiscal 2027 with growth from LongHorn, digital initiatives and new restaurants, while inflation and cautious spending test margins.

DRI is balancing digital growth, brand diversification and value-focused pricing as inflation and consumer spending trends shape its margin outlook.

Chipotle's menu innovation, rewards momentum and expansion plans support growth. Yet, food and labor inflation remain headwinds.

Inflation has not been kind to this once high-flying restaurant growth stock.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.90%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.85%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -1.07%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.31%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -0.88% this morning as investors continue to pull back from the AI trade, while cautiously awaiting the key U.S. jobs report.

Fast food has become more of a luxury for U.S. consumers in recent years, as menu prices have continued to climb amid inflation. The average restaurant menu prices increased by 31% between February 2020 and April 2025, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by the National ...

Can MCD protect franchisee margins as beef inflation, energy costs and value pricing pressure restaurant economics?