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Which Quick-Serve Chains Have the Most Loyal Customers?
The quick-serve restaurant (QSR) industry, which includes both fast food and fast casual eateries, has been doing better than other types of restaurants.That's because consumers have been cautious....
Walt Disney Prepares to Launch Its ESPN Streaming Service With 10,000 Live Events
In a shrinking cable universe, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has been losing millions of dollars in carriage fees for ESPN and its other cable networks. To combat the declining subscriber base, the....
Chipotle Wrestles With Its Own Logic
Now that social-media tastemakers have rendered an overwhelmingly negative opinion of Chipotle Mexican Grill's (NYSE: CMG) queso offering, and some financial analysts project that the new menu....
Why J.C. Penney, Genworth Financial, and MGM Resorts International Slumped Today
Monday was a good day for the stock market, as the Dow Jones Industrials hit another record high and major market benchmarks were generally up modestly. Despite several tragic events in the news,....
Hulu Just Skunked Netflix and Amazon at the Emmy's -- but Here's Who Really Won
The recent Emmy awards were historic for a number of reasons. Four of the seven programs nominated for the top award, Outstanding Drama Series, hailed from video streaming services. While many....
Why Scientific Games Corporation Stock Jumped 30% in September
Shares of gaming company Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS) moved higher throughout September amid the unveiling of its proprietary SciQ lottery retail environment and a large portfolio of new game....
VIPs Are Back in Control in Macau
The same forces that drove a massive decline in Macau's gaming revenue a few years ago are driving the region's recovery in 2017. Chinese VIP baccarat players, who shunned the region from 2014 to....
Chipotle Is Hiring a "Top Chef" Winner to Boost Its Burger Concept
In this Market Foolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker discuss the news that Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has brought celebrity chef Richard....
3 Stocks You Can Buy and Hold Forever
As the late, great musician Prince once said, forever is "a mighty long time."So when you're looking for stocks to buy and hold forever, you can't settle for just any stock. That's true even if....
The Unbearable Righteousness of Chipotle
Though it may not seem like it, the Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) of today is much different than the Chipotle of 20 years ago.While the menu and minimalist decor at its restaurants....
1 More Clue That Disney World Hasn't Turned Things Around
There's no point in ending a birthday party when everyone's still hungry for cake. Disney (NYSE: DIS) is extending a dining discount for annual passholders at its Florida resort that was supposed....
How the Walt Disney Company Makes Most of Its Money
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is well known for its movies and theme parks. It consistently puts out the highest-grossing blockbusters. It took four of the top five spots for....
Better Buy: Domino's Pizza or Papa John's Stock?
Both Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) and Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) have been surprising winners in the post-recession era as their shares have skyrocketed. The competing....
How Retailers Like Bed Bath & Beyond Dug Their Own Graves
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) shares nosedived last week after the home-furnishings retailer posted disappointing earnings numbers.Revenue fell 1.7% and comparable sales slipped 2.6%,....
TripAdvisor's Stumbles and Strengths in 4 Charts
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ: TRIP) continues to be the little engine that couldn't, with second-quarter results indicating that the company's recovery efforts are taking longer than initially expected.....
Cracker Barrel Outpaces the Broad Restaurant Industry With Its Latest Results
Cracker Barrel (NASDAQ: CBRL) stock is showing signs of a rebound after the company released its latest bout of earnings. It was not a perfect end to the company's fiscal year, but a few things....
How Starbucks Corporation Makes Most of Its Money
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has transformed the coffee-drinking experience in the United States, essentially Americanizing a cafe concept born in Italy and turning it into a global phenomenon.The....
Will Grubhub Inc. Sink or Swim?
Shares of Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) rallied nearly 40% this year, as the food pick-up and delivery service provider continued its streak of high double-digit sales growth. That momentum probably won't....
Here's How Chipotle Plans to Save Its Burger Chain
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) has struggled at recreating its own success with other fast-casual concepts.It seems like dozens of companies have been trying to create the Chipotle of whatever niche they....
Vail Resorts Can't Handle the Summer Heat
Every year, Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) goes through the same seasonal fluctuations that most of its ski-resort-operator peers endure. Even though the company has taken steps to encourage summer....
Everything We Know About Walt Disney’s Upcoming Streaming Services
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) recently announced that, within the next few years, it’ll launch separate streaming services for ESPN sports and Disney content.In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer....
3 Stocks That Turned $7,000 Into $130,200
The meteoric rise of Netflix over the past decade has been nothing short of phenomenal, with its stock rising nearly 7,000% in that time period. The S&P 500 component also surpassed the index....
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
On this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker put Nike's (NYSE: NKE) bad quarter into context (because it could be worse); consider what....
Buffalo Wild Wings' Risky New Promo Is Working Perfectly
If you've visited your local Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) in recent weeks, you may have noticed that one of its primary promotions has changed. Rather than offering half-priced traditional....
5 Companies That Can Eat Netflix's Lunch
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) appears to be on top of the world. It had nearly 104 million streaming subscribers worldwide at the end of June, and continues to widen the gap on the distant competition....