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• McDonald's U.S. Nov Same-store Sale Dip, Shares Fall

  Reuters - 2009-12-16

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp MCD said sales at established U.S. restaurants fell 0.6 percent in November, the latest sign that the fast-food sector that had performed well through most of the recession is weakening.Shares of the world's largest hamburger chain fell 2.5 percent in premarket trading as same-restaurant sales...

  Tags: McDonald's Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Burger King Corp., Us, Wendy's International Inc., Yum! Brands Inc.

• Restaurants Add New Low-Price Promotions

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-26

  Zacks.com submits: The restaurant industry had some good news earlier this summer, when restaurant traffic seemed to stabilize and stock prices increased. We chatted with Zacks senior restaurant industry analyst Ann Northrop, CFA to see if some positive sentiment remains in the group, or perhaps just for a...

  Tags: Retail, BJ's Restaurants Inc., Burger King Corp., Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., Famous Dave's of America Inc., McDonald's Corp., Morton's Restaurant Group Inc., Yum! Brands Inc.

• Restaurants Still Feeling the Economic Slowdown

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-13

  Paul Carton ChangeWave Alliance submits: Since November 2007, our ChangeWave consumer surveys have tracked a continuing slowdown in U.S. restaurant spending. To find out if the outlook for restaurants is showing any signs of improvement, we surveyed Alliance members on their dining habits during the weeks of June 25-July...

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• How Have 'Traditional Defensive Stocks' Done in This Downturn?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-10

  Larry Bellehumeur submits: Like many people on Seeking Alpha, I tend to watch a lot of Business-related programming on Bloomberg and BNN Canada.  Over the past few months, more and more Analysts and Fund Managers are telling the viewers to “get more defensive” in their portfolio.  When asked which...

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• Los Angeles Declares War on Colonel Sanders (and Your Portfolio)

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-01

  Dylan Jovine submits: Los Angeles City Council member Jan Perry thinks you are stupid.  Dense. Dumb. Obtuse. Dim-witted. by Dylan Jovine

  Tags: Yum! Brands Inc., McDonald's Corp., Coca-Cola Co., Burger King Corp., Retail