McDonald’s franchisees worry new grading system will alienate workers

McDonald’s franchise owners are expressing concern and frustration over a new grading system the fast food giant is planning to roll out early next year, with some saying it is poor timing due t...

Tim Hortons forecasts another year of Canadian same-store sales growth

Restaurant Brand International restaurants’ Tim Hortons and Popeyes. Randy Risling | Toronto Star | Getty Images Tim Hortons is anticipating Canadian same-store sales growth in the mid-to-high s...

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Q1 2022 earnings

In this photo illustration, a Burger King Whopper hamburger is displayed on April 05, 2022 in San Anselmo, California. A federal lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class-action status alleging that...

Can I live without it?

A pedestrian carries shopping bags in the Herald Square area of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Calla Kessler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sandy Magny plans to take her teenage daughter to...

What McDonald’s closures in Russia could mean for the country

Two months after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, McDonald’s — the very symbol of Western capitalism — opened its first store in the Soviet Union. It was a big moment, and the restaurant dre...

Meta, McDonald’s, Teladoc, Ford and more

Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Meta Platforms — Shares of the company formerly known as Facebook surged 17% after reporting mixe...

McDonald’s (MCD) Q1 2022 earnings beat estimates

McDonald’s on Thursday reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue, fueled by price hikes in the U.S. and strong international sales growth. But the war in Ukraine and inflation in the fa...

Meta, Teladoc, Pinterest, Qualcomm and more

Woman holds smartphone with Meta logo in front of a displayed Facebook’s new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies m...

Carl Icahn McDonald’s shareholders letter calls out Wall Street ESG ‘hypocrisy’

Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Carl Icahn released his letter to McDonald’s shareholders on Thursday, calling out compensation amon...

Trading the winners and losers from the dollar at two-year highs

Wall Street may be underestimating the dollar’s jump to two year highs. “With each passing day the dollar goes higher. That creates more of a headwind for the multinationals in the market ...

Panera Bread tests automated coffee brewing with Miso Robotics

Miso Robotics’ CookRight Coffee System Source: Miso Robotics Panera Bread is piloting Miso Robotics’ new automated coffee brewing system as it doubles down on its drink subscription progra...

Carl Icahn is expanding his animal-welfare campaign to Kroger

Carl Icahn Adam Jeffery | CNBC Carl Icahn is expanding his animal-welfare campaign to the nation’s largest supermarket chain, Kroger, after the famed activist investor initially targeted McDonal...

Dairy Queen launches Stackburger line as chain sees record sales in 2021

Dairy Queen’s Flamethrower Stackburger and small ice cream cone Source: Dairy Queen Dairy Queen is expanding its burger offerings as the fast-food chain looks beyond Blizzards and other desserts...

Tesla, Beyond Meat, Coinbase and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla will ask shareholders to authorize the issuance of additional shares at the upcoming annual meeting so it can pay a sto...

Wendy’s breakfast menu could overtake Burger King, 2 years after launch

The Breakfast Baconator and Seasoned Potatoes are part of the breakfast menu at Wendy’s restaurants on March 2, 2020 in New York City. David Dee Delgado | Getty Images Two years ago, Wendy’...

Western brands in Russian franchise deals

The Burger King name appears in Russian outside a Burger King fast food restaurant in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, April 5, 2013. Bloomberg | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelelnskyy in his...

Dollar General, Occidental Petroleum, Guess and more

A customer enters a Dollar General Corp. store in Colona, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday tradi...

Target’s solar panel carports at California store may be a green model

Target has added carport canopies with solar panels to power one of its California stores with renewable energy. The retailer said it will test the approach and may expand it to other locations. Targe...

Honeywell CEO says suspending business in Russia won’t be a major headwind

Honeywell‘s decision to halt business activities in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine is unlikely to cause problems for the company’s balance sheet, CEO Darius Adamc...

Deutsche Bank says not ‘practical’ to exit Russia business

Deutsche Bank said Thursday it is not “practical” to close its Russia business, despite similar moves by major corporations seeking to distance themselves from the country over its invasio...

Burger King halts corporate support for its 800-plus franchised locations in Russia

A man holds meals from the Burger King restaurant on May, 15, 2020 in Dedovsk, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images Burger King announced Thursday it has halted corporate support for its 800-plus fr...

Goldman Sachs leaves Russia due to Ukraine invasion

A sign is displayed in the reception area of Goldman Sachs in Sydney, Australia. David Gray | Reuters Goldman Sachs says it is exiting Russia, becoming one of the first major global investment banks t...

Adidas doesn’t know when it will resume Russian operations, CEO says

Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted told CNBC on Wednesday that it’s too soon to know when the company will restart business operations in Russia. “I think this is premature. The war has been going ...

McDonald’s Russian shutdown will cost fast-food chain $50 million a month

A McDonald’s restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia. Peter Kovalev | TASS | Getty Images McDonald’s expects its Russian shutdown will cost the fast-food giant roughly $50 million a month unt...

U.S. companies on Yale list suspend Russia business

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Yale School of Management Scott Mlyn | CNBC The Yale professor who put together a list of major western companies still operating in Russia applauded multiple major American brands...

Coca-Cola follows McDonald’s, Starbucks in suspending business in Russia

Bottles of Coca Cola products are displayed in a cooler at Colonial Liquors on February 10, 2022 in Corte Madera, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Coca-Cola on Tuesday said it was suspending...

Starbucks suspends all business in Russia as Putin’s forces attack Ukraine

A person wearing a protective mask enters a Starbucks coffee shop in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks is suspending a...

McDonald’s temporarily closes Russia restaurants amid Ukraine war

Pedestrians sit at outdoor tables beneath McDonald’s branded parasols at a closed McDonald’s Corp. restaurant, the first to open in the Soviet Union, on Pushkin Square in Moscow, Russia. A...

McDonald’s declines to comment on war, has exposure in Russia

A McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. fast-food chains have limited exposure to Russia and Ukraine, but McDonald’s is under the most pressure, a...

Russia’s invasion is driving up air cargo costs

A Boeing 747-8F operated by AirBridgeCargo takes off from Leipzig/Halle Airport. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The cost of transporting goods by air has surged since Russia’s inva...

Home Depot, Tempur Sealy, SoFi, Houghton Mifflin and more

People shop at a home improvement store in Bethesda, Maryland, on February 17, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Tuesday. Home Depot — S...

Home Depot, Macy’s, Medtronic and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Home Depot (HD) – The home improvement retailer’s stock rose 1% in the premarket after its quarterly profit and revenue beat Wall Street...