Carl Icahn launches proxy fight with McDonald’s over treatment of pigs

Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has started a proxy fight with McDonald’s over the fast food giant&#...

Expedia CEO Peter Kern says metaverse doesn’t pose a threat to ‘real-verse’ travel

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern told CNBC on Friday he’s not worried about customers abandoning actual travel for a virtual-reality alternative. “I don’t see [the metaverse] as a compet...

Small towns fuel Chipotle’s ambitious North American expansion plans

A woman wearing a facemas exits a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant with her takeout order on January 14, 2021 in Monterey Park, California. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Small towns like big...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Q4 2021 earnings beat

A customer carries a Chipotle bag in front of a restaurant in Santa Clara, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday r...

McDonald’s, Blackstone, Netflix and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Comcast (CMCSA) – The NBCUniversal and CNBC parent earned an adjusted 77 cents per share for the fourth quarter, 4 cents above estimates, with...

McDonald’s (MCD) Q4 2021 earnings miss estimates

Signage outside a McDonald’s Corp. fast food restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s on Thursday reported qu...

McDonald’s McPlant burger made with Beyond Meat sold better than expected

McDonald’s McPlant Burger Courtesy: McDonald’s McDonald’s McPlant burger is more popular than initially expected, according to Piper Sandler analyst Michael Lavery. In December, part...

You want to own ‘great American companies, not junk’

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday looked ahead to next week’s pivotal market events, including a busy slate of corporate earnings reports and a meeting of the Federal Reserve’s policymakin...

McDonald’s expands test of McPlant burger created with Beyond Meat

McDonald’s McPlant burger Source: McDonald’s McDonald’s is expanding its test of the plant-based McPlant burger, created as part of its partnership with Beyond Meat. Starting Feb. 14...

Pizza Hut adds Beyond Meat sausage to Canadian menus permanently

Pizza Hut Canada is adding Beyond Meat’s Italian sausage crumbles to its menu permanently. Source: Beyond Meat Pizza Hut restaurants in Canada are adding Beyond Meat’s plant-based sausage ...

Cramer’s 2022 forecast for the best-performing Dow stocks last year

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday announced his 2022 outlook for the best-performing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average last year. Prior to examining the blue-chip index, the “Mad Mon...

KFC to launch plant-based fried chicken made with Beyond Meat nationwide

KFC’s new Beyond Fried Chicken KFC KFC restaurants nationwide will add Beyond Meat’s plant-based chicken to its menus, starting Monday for a limited time. The national launch comes after y...

Sweetgreen rolls out Sweetpass subscription program, eyeing New Year’s

Sweetgreen is rolling out a subscription service pilot in January. Courtesy: Sweetgreen Sweetgreen is piloting a subscription service this month as New Year’s resolutions get into full swing. Cu...

Tesla, McDonald’s, Nio and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Tesla (TSLA) – Tesla surged 7.4% in the premarket following news that it delivered 308,600 vehicles during the fourth quarter, well above th...