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The return of the long-requested Snack Wrap after nearly a decade missing from menus generated strong consumer interest and became part of McDonald's broader effort to reignite menu momentum. The relaunch sparked strong demand across the U.S., with some restaurants experiencing temporary shortages ...

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) just paid its latest quarterly dividend of $1.86 per share on June 16, extending one of the most reliable income streams in the Dow. Yet the same company sending checks to shareholders is presiding over a franchisee system buckling under inflation, tariff disruption and the weakest consumer sentiment reading in years. Both stories ... Despite Franchisees Struggling, McDonald’s Dividend Keeps Rising

McDonald's has retired several fan-favorite menu items over the years, but some continue generating demand long after disappearing from menus. As consumer tastes shift and restaurant chains refresh offerings to make room for new launches, discontinued items often fade into history. Others develop a ...

When you think of quintessential American foods, a few things immediately come to mind: fried chicken, saucy barbecue, hamburgers, and apple pie. Apple pie may be one of the nation’s most iconic desserts, but it wasn’t actually invented here. The first known recipe dates back to England ...

In my years running a large toy store in Manchester, Conn., the biggest challenge was having the right inventory for the holiday season. While some items, like train sets and certain board games, sell every year, many of our categories were trend-driven. If I ordered space-themed Legos and kids ...

For two weeks every four years, Americans embrace soccer and may even remember that the rest of the world calls it football. This year, however, football-mania will be running even more wild than during a typical World Cup because the United States is hosting the global event. That's a massive ...

Changing consumer tastes and increasing competition challenge one of the most successful and oldest corporate partnerships

For more than a century, Pepsi's biggest rival was easy to identify. Every new product launch, marketing campaign, and distribution battle ultimately came back to Coca-Cola (KO), creating what became known as the "Cola Wars." Today, however, Pepsi faces a growing threat from an unexpected corner of ...

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?