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FedEx Rolls Out Nuro Autonomous Delivery Vehicle In Houston
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - 11:45am | 1462FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has been testing an autonomous delivery vehicle in the Houston area since April. The vehicle, a Nuro R2 model, is delivering parcels as part of a multi-year, multiphase agreement to pilot autonomous last-mile delivery. "We have already begun testing with FedEx in Houston,...
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Domino's Is Doing Just Fine Amid Bruising Delivery War
Friday, February 21, 2020 - 2:03pm | 824The stock of Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) broke out 25 percent on Thursday, hitting a record high with quite a dramatic style. The pizza chain has managed to beat fourth-quarter forecasts and hike its dividend despite a delivery war raging across the restaurant industry. Fourth Quarter...
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McDonald's Introduces Faster Food In 60 Seconds Or Less
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 2:27pm | 650If you live in (or are visiting) Florida between now and August 29, McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) would like to see you –- but only briefly. The company is running a promotion during which customers are given a timer when they pay for their order. If it takes more than one minute to...
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Taxpayers Foot $1.2 Billion Public Assistance Bill for McDonald's Employees
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 5:45am | 675Each year, U.S. taxpayers pay out $1.2 billion in public assistance to workers at McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), according to a study released Tuesday by the National Employment Law Project. The NELP study used data from another one conducted by economists at the University of California-Berkeley and...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 27
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 10:58am | 1080On the heels of last week's quarterly results from Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Macy's (NYSE: M) and many other retailers, this week will bring more earnings reports from shopping mall and strip mall standbys. Auto parts and accessories purveyor AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is expected to...
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Starbucks and Yum! Brands to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 6:33am | 688The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all closed up less than 1% yesterday, but plenty of stocks rose to 52-week highs in the trading session. Among them were Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), which reached multiyear highs of $47.28 and $60.45 per share, respectively. Starbucks' new...
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McDonald's and Domino's Pizza to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 6:57am | 345Restaurant chain operators McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) reached new multiyear highs of $98.43 and $35.00 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. McDonald's has a target for 2012 of adding 1,300 new restaurants and remodeling of 2,400 existing restaurants. And...
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Nine Food Stocks for a Hungry Portfolio
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 11:06am | 932A hungry portfolio might find a pick-me-up in one or more of these food-related stocks, all of which have had some momentum in the past few months, if not longer. Breakfast General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is up more than 13% from a nine-month low in August, as well as up about 18% from a year ago. This...
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Boston Beer and Domino's Pizza to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 6:51am | 355Ending a strong week in the stock market, consumer goods makers Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) reached new multiyear highs of $105.08 and $34.05 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. Boston Beer is heavily shorted by the bears despite the stock's surge from...
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Sara Lee to Enhance Meat Brands
Monday, November 28, 2011 - 1:05pm | 198Sara Lee (NASDAQ: SLE) plans to boost the image of its meat brands, according to an internal document leaked to MotherJones.com. Its packaged meat brands currently include Ball Park franks, Jimmy Dean sausages and Hillshire Farm deli meats. The rebranding is part of the ongoing process of splitting...
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Earnings Preview
Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 9:34am | 620Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is expected to continued its recent streak of double-digit year-over-year revenue growth when it reports its third-quarter 2011 results later today, October 20. The fast-casual restaurant operator raised its prices this summer to offset rising costs, so investors...
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Domino's Pizza Coming to Outer Space?
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 1:12pm | 281Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) hopes to grow beyond its international efforts. Waaaay beyond. In an announcement that Popular Science jokes will never come true, Domino's Japanese branch has announced that it is “driving forward” with its plans to open a store on the moon. The concept images (taken...
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Seven Fast Food Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 4:22pm | 759By and large, fast food restaurants continue to perform well as cost-conscious consumers still try to stretch a buck as they eat out. Though these companies also face higher commodity and production costs, some have been able to offset these costs with strategic price increases. Here are seven...
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Domino's Patrick Doyle: Honor, Pizza, And Worldwide Expansion
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 1:05pm | 302When David Brandon decided to step down as CEO of Domino's Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) last year, the company replaced him with a man who had more than 10 years experience working for the pizza giant: Patrick Doyle. Doyle previously served as the President of Domino's USA, leading all domestic retail...
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Launching A Better Pizza (DPZ)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 1:07pm | 394What does it take to launch a better pizza? Domino's Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) knows. Having celebrated its 50th birthday last year, the pizza giant is well aware of the ups and downs of the industry, and the fickle tastes of the consumers that it feeds. “I think one of the important changes we made...