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The Restaurant Slump Is Catching Up With Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.
For almost two years, the restaurant industry has been facing significant headwinds. Declining traffic and rising food prices that management teams are reluctant to pass on to their clientele have....
Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte Is More Than Just a Drink
While Labor Day weekend unofficially marks the end of summer for many people, the release of Starbucks' (NASDAQ: SBUX) Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) has become a major signal of the arrival of....
Why Planet Fitness, Inc. Climbed 12% in August
Shares of Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT), one of the largest and fastest-growing fitness-center operators in the United States, climbed 12% in August, according to data provided by S&P Global....
Comcast Kills Dragons to Go to War with Disney World's Falcon
Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Orlando ran a pair of roller coasters for the last time last night. Dragon Challenge -- billed as a single attraction at the resort's Islands of Adventure theme....
Will Disney Dominate the Media Space? 1 Analyst Thinks So
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
A Foolish Take: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 2017 (So Far)
Movies seem flashier than ever, but the domestic film market remains a slow-growth one. PwC expects annual U.S. box office revenue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of just 1.2% between....
TripAdvisor's Most Attractive Business Isn't Hotels
There isn't much about TripAdvisor's (NASDAQ: TRIP) non-hotel business segment that would grab investors' attention at first glance. After all, the division contributed just $2 million toward....
Las Vegas Strip May Be Getting a New Resort
You don't spend $600 million on a hotel that's 70% complete if you don't plan to eventually open it to guests. And if that hotel is on the Las Vegas Strip, you'd better be intending to open a....
Here's My Top Stock to Buy in September
With the stock down about 6% in the past three months, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) is looking like an enticing bet again. Indeed, I'd go as far as to say that Disney is my top stock to buy in....
3 REIT Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 6%
High yielding dividends often come with caution signs for investors because an unusually high dividend usually means the market doesn't think the payout will last. And if we were looking at....
Here's Why Grubhub and Yelp Both Had a Great August
Sometimes a business transaction works out well for both side of the deal. That's clearly how the market see the recent agreement between Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) and Yelp (NYSE: YELP).The two....
Dave & Buster's Will Have a Lot to Prove on Tuesday
One of the market's more resilient eatery chains will get another chance to show that it's still bucking the "restaurant recession" next week. Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ: PLAY) will....
Should Expedia Investors Be Worried About Their CEO's Departure?
It's never easy for a company to lose its leader, particularly when that person was on the throne for many years and enjoyed a reputation for level-headedness and calm. That's the situation at....
Disney Tries Outdoing "Pokemon Go" for New "Star Wars" Film
Is General Leia Organa this year's Pikachu? In the lead-up to the December release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) plans to unleash a torrent of marketing and sales on a....
3 Reasons Disney Investors Should Toast Epcot's Food & Wine Festival
The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival opens today at Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Florida resort, kicking off a 75-day festival that will feature kiosks selling foodie-approved edibles and....
Better Buy: The Walt Disney Company vs. Nike
The market's been rallying this year, but two consumer-brand behemoths -- Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Nike (NYSE: NKE) -- are trading closer to their 52-week lows than their highs. Investors looking....
1 Stock I'm Never Selling
Sure, never is a long time, but we're long-term investors around here, and our Motley Fool investors are happy to play the long game when it comes to investing in Vanguard Information Technology....
The 5 Biggest Summer Blockbusters of 2017
Hollywood had a lousy time at the box office this summer with domestic ticket sales for the season coming in at their lowest level since 2006. But that doesn't mean there weren't some standout....
3 Top Stocks Under $10
They say that age is just a number, but the same can be said about a stock price. Many of the market's big winners began as low-priced stocks. The market is full of investments with single-digit....
3 Ugly Truths and 2 Silver Linings from Zoe's Kitchen's Q2 Earnings
The last year has not been kind to Zoe's Kitchen (NYSE: ZOES) shareholders, with the stock down more than 50% over the past 12 months. Even with the low expectations baked into the second quarter....
Better Buy: Shake Shack Inc. vs. McDonald's
If you were told two years ago to choose whether McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) or Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) would be hitting new all-time highs two summers later, you probably wouldn't bet on the Golden....
Mall Operator Sues to Prevent Starbucks From Closing Teavana Shops
When a chain goes out of business, it's usually because it has run out of money. When that happens, bankruptcy is filed and various creditors -- everyone from vendors to staff to landlords --....
3 Things Chipotle Management Wants You to Know
The fast-casual burrito-maker Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) is having a tough road back to recovery. A recent norovirus event has set Chipotle's "days without a public safety event" back to zero and leaves....
2 Cable Stocks You Don't Have to Babysit
While the overall pay-television industry has to worry about cord-cutting, the two top cable companies have figured out how to ride out that storm.It's not that Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Charter....
3 Dividend Stocks That Thrive in Market Crashes
When markets get overheated, as they seemingly are now, it's only natural for investors to begin thinking about stocks that not only can survive a downturn -- or worse, a crash -- but may even be....