Panera Bread

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN), Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) were among the stocks favored in a recent research report from Baird analysts that focused on restaurant stocks that are now leading the otherwise disappointing consumer...

U.S. stocks were positive after the European Central Bank implemented steps to fight disinflation, including negative interest rates. On the home-front, initial jobless claims rose last week but that didn't stand in the way of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices trading at historical all-...

U.S. stocks were little moved to start off the month of May as investors and traders are cautious before April's nonfarm payrolls report are released on Friday. The consensus estimate for Friday's figure stands at 215,000 which would trump March's 192,000 number. “This is a really important...

U.S. stocks rose as investors cheered the latest move by the Federal Reserve who stacked on another $10 billion to its tapering effort. By doing so, the central bank has lowered its asset purchases to $45 billion per month. “Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in...

Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) will report its first quarter 2014 results on Tuesday after market close. The popular quick service restaurant is expected to earn $1.52 per share on revenue of $598.07 million. Panera Bread reported its fourth quarter 2013 results on February 18 when the company...

U.S. stocks rose in the final day of the first quarter as the Fed's boss Janet Yellen said there is still room for the central bank to further boost the economy. Yellen, speaking in Chicago today, said the scars from the Great Recession remain, and reaching our goals will take time." Yellen...

U.S. stocks failed to rise in a choppy session which began the day in positive territory. Shares reversed and turned negative with technology stocks leading the way. The CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the "fear index" rose 3.9 percent to 14.57 despite economic data released today coming...

U.S. stocks declined as investors continue to question China's growth prospects following Monday's shocking report that its exports had tumbled in February. Certainly not helping investor sentiment is the fact that Crimea's parliament voted to declare independence from Ukraine. This weekend,...

U.S. stocks finished the day near session lows as investors found little reason to be bullish. Housing data came in poor and failed to rally the bulls. Several Fed members raised the idea of a rate hike but “participants agreed that, with the unemployment rate approaching 6.5 percent, it would...

U.S. stocks took a breather on Wednesday with major indices little changed after one of the largest four-day bull runs in recent history. The House has authorized a one year extension to the government's borrowing authority until March 16, 2015. The Senate gave the final seal of approval this...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) on Thursday reported a strong fourth quarter result, which included a better-than-expected EPS and revenue. The company announced an EPS of $2.53, beating the consensus estimate of $2.52. Revenue of $844.1 million increased 20.7 percent year-over-year and beat...

Fast-food stocks are generally highly visible due to the nature of the business, which involves frequent contact with the public. While there are plenty of fast-food stocks to choose from, so-called “fresh” fast-food concepts, including Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) and Panera Bread (NASDAQ:...

Lots of quarterly reports are on deck this week, to go along with all the delayed economic data expected to be released. Analysts and investors should have plenty to mull over. Earnings highlights will include reports from AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft and Netflix, which are all expected to post...

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is scheduled to report its third-quarter results Monday, October 21, before the markets open. Investors will be looking to see whether new products such as chicken wraps and the focus on the Dollar Menu to entice budget conscious consumers have driven any improvement in...