By Sasha Cekerevac for Investment Contrarians

Federal government creates more low- wage jobs than Wal-Mart and McDonalds combined.

Confirming that while Central Banks may have halted economic logic and reason indefinitely, supply and demand still have some relevance in the real world was today's earlier news that in the aftermath of McDonalds' 20% price hike of basic burgers in

(Corrects to make clear the entity is the local franchiseoperator; adds to show that the company has no immediate planfor a price increase; changes headline accordingly)

MUMBAI, May 7 (Reuters) - Fast food chain McDonalds Corp plans to increase prices in India for the second timethis year, responding to rising inflation which, along with aneconomic slowdown, it expects to temper demand growth for atleast the next 7 m

By George Leong for Investment Contrarians

McDonald's ever-widening menu could be hurting business because it overwhelms customers and increases wait times.  The McCafe line, which includes smoothies and specialty coffee beverages, is especially detrimental, writes analyst Rick Munarriz

Weak foreign markets are depressing earnings among blue chip stocks including GE, McDonalds and IBM, Alec Young, Global Equity Strategist at S&P Capital IQ, tells Gregg Greenberg.

Earnings from Dow industrials components will figure heavily in the market as GE and McDonald’s report, and investors chime in on IBM’s disappointing results.

As we have been warning for a while now, Japan wanted inflation and is certainly getting it, just in all the wrong places. While Abe has been desperate to transfer the collapse in the yen and the (transitory) surge in the Nikkei to the all important

My son couldn't wait to turn 16 because it meant he could finally get a job. He has applied to McDonalds three times, Tim Hortons twice, KFC, Cineplex twice, No Frills, Loblaws, golf courses (to do anything), coffee shops, Canadian Tire, FreshCo

How do you know when the people "just say no" to chicken over rampant bird flu concerns? When even McDonalds is forced to slash chicken-related prices, in this case the 20 piece McNuggets, from CNY36 to CNY20. Pretty soon not even giving away the McM

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Imagine a company that generates revenue exceeding ExxonMobil, market penetration superior to Microsoft, and more global outlets than McDonalds, KFC (a subsidiary of Yum) and Starbucks combined.Now consider a firm that can rec

One of the perils of working in fast food industry is dealing with the late-night crowd. These ladies at an Innaloo, Western Australia, McDonalds are...

Coke is so prevalent around the world that non-profits look to its supply chain for help on distributing aid. McDonalds, in 122 different countries, is so widespread that there’s a foreign relations theory that no two countries hostin

Shortly after noon (12 PM EST) Monday, the Burger King (NYSE: BKW) Twitter account was hacked and switched to McDonald's (NYSE: MCD). It all started with the following tweet: "We just got sold to McDonalds! Look for McDonalds in a hood near you." Che

Someone has hacked Burger King's official Twitter feed and changed it to McDonalds.  Everything from the page's logo to its header image has been altered to reflect its rival company. It all started with the following tweet: We just got sold t

Someone swapped out the corporate image and replaced it with McDonalds' golden arches.

author name submits:McDonalds (MCD) has been one of the better large-cap growth stories over the past seven years. Since 2006, the price of the stock has risen from $31.70 to the present price of $95.00 as the earnings have grown from $1.97 to $5.36

Most people love McDonalds, but I am in the distinct minority. Regardless, global sales are down perhaps an indication that the price people are willing to pay for convenience has at least temporarily reached a peak.Reuters reports, McDonald's Januar

McDonald's sales last month slipped in nearly every region, further amplifying the concern that the world's largest fast-food chain can grow as quickly as before.

Walmart should be unionized. So should McDonalds. So should every major big-box retailer and fast-food outlet in the nation. So should every hospital in America. Everyone -- even the very rich -- would benefit.

A few employees from McDonalds and other fast food restaurants recently got a glimpse of what it would be like to serve food in a world of driverless cars.  One magician, who goes by the name of MagicofRahat on YouTube, drove what appeared to be

McDonalds bounces back from a dismal October in comparable sales.

What does the drama in Washington over the “fiscal cliff” have to do with strikes and work stoppages among America’s lowest-paid workers at Walmart, McDonald’s, Burger King, and Domino’s Pizza? Everything. Jobs are slowly returning to Ameri

At a Pizza Hut in Shanghai, Cai Baohua and his family sit down to their regular taste of Americana and say they enjoy eating at other fast -food outlets from the West such as KFC and McDonalds .

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police say they are searching for three armed suspects accused of robbing a Tempe McDonald's restaurant then locking up employees in...

Earlier today, fast food juggernaut McDonalds reported same store sales for the month October. At -1.8%, this number was well below expectations of -1.1%, and a drop from September's 1.9%. It was driven by a 2%+ drop in comp store sales across all lo

NEW YORK (ETF Expert) -- It may not take much to send the markets down these days. A profit miss by Google . A weak revenue showing by McDonalds . Or perhaps the most detrimental data point of last week: a 1.7% year-over-year decline in existing-home

NEW YORK (ETF Expert) -- It may not take much to send the markets down these days. A profit miss by Google . A weak revenue showing by McDonalds . Or perhaps the most detrimental data point of last week: a 1.7% year-over-year decline in existing-home

By Gary Gordon: It may not take much to send the markets down these days. A profitmiss by Google. A weak revenue showing by McDonalds. Or perhaps the mostdetrimental data point of the week: Existing home sales fell 1.7% on ayear-over-year basis. Wit

Today's just announced revenue and EPS misses from both megacaps McDonalds and GE (in addition to MSFT, GOOG, INTC, IBM and everyone else) merely adds to what has so far been an abysmal earnings season, and one which is set to continue for far more w

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Moody's assigns ratings to McDonald's shelfregistration; affirms A2 senior unsecured ratings

To start your week, Hostess gets saved, iPhone 5 preorders skyrocket and McDonalds looks to sell noodles next.

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Electric car drivers in the Czech Republic who need to charge up can now do it while enjoying a Big Mac. Czech power company CEZ AS opened its first charging station in a Prague McDonald's on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. CEZ AS board

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- McDonald's Corp.said Wednesday its global comparable sales were flat in July, while total systemwide sales fell 3.2% in the month. The Oak Brook, Ill., fast food chain said U.S. same-store sales fell 0.1% in the month while

Filed under: Health Care, Coca-Cola Enterprises, McDonald's, AdvertisingIt was widely reported on Monday that Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, said there had been a "question mark" hanging over Coca-Cola's (KO) and McD

High school and college kids typically get the jobs that are left over, that no one else really wants, such as working at McDonalds.However, competition for any job is no so intense, that teens cannot find any job that no one else wants.As a result o

If I were to ask you, what are the top 5 most recognizable brands are in the world today, you might think of companies like McDonalds, , , and Nike. But there also some brands out there that aren?t selling anything, some you?d recognize on sight ? ev

Electronic Arts Inc., Pitney Bowes Inc., McDonalds Corp. and DirecTV Corp. are among the stocks that could see active trading Tuesday.

Dan Fitzpatrick examines three stocks viewed on Fast Money. Today's stocks include Celgene, Apple, and McDonalds.Click to view a price quote on CELG.Click to research the Drugsindustry.

FORTUNE -- The liquid securities alone on Apple's balance sheet, roughly $98 billion, would make it the 43rd most valuable company in the world. Apple's cash would rank it just behind McDonalds, an astounding and bizarre statement in the annals of mo

Note: Jollibee Foods Corp is the Philippines'largest fast-food company, outselling McDonalds and KFC locally. Apart from its flagship chicken and burgerstores, the company also owns chains of bakeshops, Chinesefast-food restaurants and pizza and past

Better than expected results from McDonalds and others were in line with recent indications that the U.S. economy strengthened in September.