There’s nothing like biting into a burger that you saw in an ad and feeling the taste not of umami but of bitter disappointment. The cheese is not as stretchy and the lettuce isn’t as cris...
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Dutch Bros. Coffee Has Big Expansion Plans
While some coffee house chains focus on expansion overseas, a newly public company sees plenty of opportunity in the U.S. Joth Ricci, president and CEO of Dutch Bros (BROS) – Get Dutch Bros Inc...
Is Chipotle Stock Going to Follow Tesla, Amazon and Split?
If you were one of the lucky ones that decided to take a chance on Chipotle (CMG) – Get Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Report stock when the chain went public back in January 2006, you’re p...
Wendy’s Follows McDonald’s, Chipotle in Making a Big Move
Wendy’s (WEN) – Get Wendy’s Company Report has built its business on value as much, if not more, as it has attracted customers based on its promise of fresh, never-frozen beef. Much ...
Is a Costco Membership Worth It Just for Gas?
If there’s anything that gets our hackles up, it’s stopping at the local gas station to fill up our tanks and seeing gas prices at a cringeworthy new high. But that’s just the case a...
Royal Caribbean Making a Big Onboard Change
Taking a cruise means a lot of excess. Most people aboard a Royal Caribbean (RCL) – Get Royal Caribbean Group Report (or a Carnival (CCL) – Get Carnival Corporation Report or Norwegian Cru...
Dutch Bros. Coffee Shows It Can Take on Starbucks, Dunkin’
Just when many thought Americans’ appetite for coffee could not sustain any more competition, a new front-runner comes along and takes the market by storm. In its first year after going public,...
Ponzi scheme behind patriotic vodka, once featured on ‘Fox & Friends,’ scammed investors out of $900,000 to pay IRS and Amex bills, prosecutors say
A Connecticut businessman has pleaded guilty to operating an unpatriotic Ponzi scheme that pocketed $900,000 from investors looking to buy a pro-veteran vodka company. Brian Hughes, 57, of Madison, Co...
Value Gets Its Moment. Consider These Stocks and ETFs.
Buy the dip, wrote J.P. Morgan’s strategists early this past week. As calls to courage go, it wasn’t exactly Churchill during the Blitz. The dip in this case was a 2% decline, year to date, in the S&a...