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Shares of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) were trading higher by more than 3 percent early Tuesday morning at $138.36 after the fast-food restaurant chain posted a better-than-expected first-quarter report. If McDonald's stock holds on to its pre-market gains it will open above its all-time high...

BMO Capital Markets' Andrew Strelzik initiated coverage of restaurant giant McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) with an Outperform rating and $153 price target for three main reasons. 1. Early Stages Of A Turnaround Strelzik expects McDonald's to achieve its 2019 objectives, as the company is still...

Sara Senatore of Bernstein upgraded shares of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target boosted from $129 to $160. According to Senatore, McDonald's stands to gain from food inflation and the restaurant chain's re-commitment to value. In addition, a...

A recent report from the NPD Group shows three businesses captured at least 84 percent of American’s business in 2016. The 3 Leaders Of all the companies including in the report, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) captured the highest percentage of American business, with 95 percent of Americans...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) announced a major menu change Thursday regarding a staple MickyD's item: the Quarter Pounder. The fast food chain has announced it will make the Quarter Pounder with fresh beef in most stores by mid-2018. Fresh Start With Fresh Beef? The company initially...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD)'s CEO Steve Easterbrook isn't into playing word games to describe the fast food chain's business. For instance, McDonald's traffic hasn't been "soft" over the past few quarters — it is simply "down." Speaking as a guest on CNBC Thursday, the CEO acknowledged...

Shares of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) were halted Wednesday morning ahead of the company's Investor Day presentation. The stock resumed at 12:23 p.m. ET. Here is a recap of what's been said at the meeting so far: McDonald's CFO Kevin Ozan talked about G&A discipline...

Far from being the most pressing issue of our time, the Wall Street Journal investigated why many McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) customers are unable to order a McFlurry. WSJ highlighted the story of an 18-year college student named Matt Laliberte who returns to a McDonald's location time and...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the world's most valuable restaurant company with a valuation just shy of $100 billion. However, according to Mark Kalinowski of Nomura, McDonald's will eventually be dropped to second place. The victor? Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX). In...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) reported on Friday third-quarter results, which sufficiently satisfied investors' appetite to the point where shares gained more than 2 percent. According to Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, investors are treating McDonald's stock like filet mignon as opposed to what it...

With some reports indicating fast casual growth is slowing down, investors are left to wonder whether the once hot sector has suddenly become lukewarm. Southern Concepts Restaurant Group (OTC: RIBS) CEO, Mitch Roth told Benzinga why he thinks fast casual in general and his company’s...

Brean Capital issued a technology industry update Wednesday with a focus on Apple Pay and some of the companies accepting the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) payment technology. Analyst Tom Forte “conducted channel checks at more than 10 McDonald’s locations across four states and...

Following Tuesday's frightening Associated Press tweet, which "hacked the market," the impact of hijacked Twitter feeds in a world that depends on instantaneously-shared information has become a legitimate concern. The AP hack is the latest in a disturbing (though occasionally hilarious) trend of...