California's New Minimum Wage: A Cure That Exacerbates The Sickness

zerohedge.com California's New Minimum Wage: A Cure That Exacerbates The Sickness Via SchiffGold.com, The solution to a problem shouldn’t make the problem worse. But apparently,…

Walmart US CEO talks inflation, self-checkout, and paying six-figures to non-college degree workers

abcnews.go.com The retailer is offering more skills certificates to workers wanting to advance. In an exclusive and far-reaching interview with ABC News, John Furner, president and CEO of…

Steady Eddies: 7 Rock-Solid Stocks to Anchor Your Portfolio in April

investorplace.com Put your trust in these stalwarts Perhaps the biggest justification for steady stocks comes from an asset class completely unrelated to the equities market:…

Despite price hikes, customers keep eating Chipotle

morningbrew.com Even with myriad hacks to trick employees into boosting the barbacoa in your burrito, Chipotle still crushed Q1. The fast-casual restaurant chain reported…

The Chilling of TikTok

spyglass.org The tok is tiking... Later today, President Biden will sign a bill which, among other things, will put TikTok on the clock. Chinese parent ByteDance will have 270 days to…

The Top 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy in April 2024

investorplace.com Here are the three top dividend stocks worth adding to your portfolio this month The earnings season has begun in full swing, and for investors like me, it means dividends.…

7 blue chip stocks to Buy on the Dip: April 2024

investorplace.com Quality is on sale with these blue chip stocks to buy on the dip Recent market volatility may have many market participants buying major tech stocks on the dip, but the…

McDonald’s birthday milkshake for Grimace boosted sales and sparked a TikTok trend

adage.com McDonald’s sold out of the milkshakes before the end of the campaign.

Main Street’s Next Winners? 3 Stocks I’m Bullish on Using the Peter Lynch Approach

investorplace.com Peter Lynch encouraged investors to bet on what they knew well Investing legend Peter Lynch, who managed the flagship Magellan Fund for Fidelity Investments, encouraged…

5 Things To Know In Investing This Week: The Halving Issue

benzinga.com This was an exciting week for Bitcoin BTC/USD holders and hodlers as the fourth-ever halving took place on Friday. The American consumer got back to work spending ever more…

Why some Alabama Mercedes-Benz workers oppose union: ‘There’s no way I’d bring the UAW in’

al.com It didn’t take long for team leader Melissa Howell, 19 years on the job at Mercedes-Benz in Vance, to realize that this latest attempt to organize under the United Auto…

Making the World Safe for KFC: How Development Banks Underwrote Fast Food’s Global Takeover

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. I got an accidental introduction to the prevalence of imperialism via fast food, not through directly noticing the number of KFC’s here (there is at least one…

A Repeat of 2022? 7 Defensive Stocks to Buy Before the Correction

investorplace.com Protect your portfolio with these recession-resistant stocks Are we headed for a repeat of 2022’s brutal selloff? While no one can predict the future with certainty, current…

California’s latest job-killing policy is more bad news for Golden Staters

foxbusiness.com California’s list of public policy failures was already long, but hiking its minimum wage to $20 an hour for fast-food workers may belong at the top. The predictable fallout…

3 Dependable Dow Stocks to Own for a Worry-Free Portfolio

investorplace.com These Dow stocks are dependable additions to a worry-free portfolio The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index that tracks 30 stocks representing large US companies.…

The Small-Business Tyrant Has a Favorite Political Party

nytimes.com Despite the blue-collar affectations of some of its most visible leaders or the populist rhetoric of its most vocal cheerleaders, it has never been more obvious that the…

What Donald Trump can learn from the Big Mac index

economist.com Little is more symbolic of globalisation than a McDonald’s hamburger. The American fast-food chain opened its first Chinese branch in 1990. The outlet was in Shenzhen, a…

The 7 Best Positioned Dow Stocks for April 2024

investorplace.com Dow stocks are looking increasingly attractive as investors pivot to safety on market news I’d argue that investing in the Dow in April is a particularly smart move. Dow…

What big brands actually sell, Mcdonald’s Netherlands put up unbranded billboards that smell like french fries, Is the marketing industry recovering?, and The…

omny.fm In episode #2722, we discuss why big brands like Mcdonald's and Nike sell experiences and feelings through storytelling, if the marketing industry is recovering, the…

Marketing Briefing: How the ‘proliferation of boycotting’ has marketers working understand the real harm of brand blockades

digiday.com This Marketing Briefing covers the latest in marketing for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series → This time last…

3 Defensive Investments to Make as the VIX Surges to 6-Month Highs

investorplace.com With the VIX indicator moving to a six-month high, investors may want to consider gradually pivoting toward defensive stocks. To be clear, I’m not suggesting hitting the…

7 Rock-Solid Dividend Stocks to Shower You With Reliable Income

investorplace.com It's time to play it safe In a market cycle where the spotlight shines on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies among other growth-centric concepts, targeting…

Meta Announces Upcoming Ads Showcase at Newfronts 2024

socialmediatoday.com Meta has announced its upcoming IAB Newfronts event, which will feature a range of internal experts discussing the company’s latest ad updates, with a focus on its improving…

Forget the Noise: Buy These 3 Unfairly Punished Stocks Before Earnings Euphoria Hits

investorplace.com These beaten down stocks could rise with their next earnings print Earnings season is a time when many companies redeem themselves. It doesn’t take much for a beaten down…

Weight-Loss Drugs Are Dragging Down Snack Makers’ Bottom Line

thedailyupside.com Are you sure you’re not feeling even a little peckish? For people living with diabetes or obesity — two of the biggest health concerns in the US — the immensely popular…

McDonald’s worker, 15, left with fractured skull after adult male with rap sheet stomps her during brawl

nypost.com Warning: Disturbing content — A goon with a lengthy criminal history viciously assaulted a 15-year-old female McDonald’s worker — dragging her by the hair and repeatedly…

7 Budget-Friendly Retail Plays Due for a Tax Refund Spending Boost

investorplace.com As tax season winds down, here are some retail stocks to watch At the beginning of 2024, retail stocks has a bright outlook. Consumer spending was holding up, the rate of…

Discord wants to void your right to sue them in court

polygon.com On April 15, Discord’s new Terms of Service changes went into effect, and there’s one major addition: an arbitration clause. What does it mean for users? It’s an important…

Inflation Hits the Drive-Through

city-journal.org You don’t need to be a close follower of economic data to know that food has gotten more expensive. The sticker shock at the grocery store and the anecdotes on social media…

The 31 best movies on Netflix right now

polygon.com Your time is precious, and your options are endless. The good news: We watch it all so you don’t have to. Polygon’s What to Watch highlights the best, the funniest, the…

Wendy's launching free fries promotion for Fridays

foxbusiness.com The fast-food chain revealed it will be debuting a Friday-specific promotion this week that will offer Wendy’s customers a free order of french fries. "Kick off the weekend…

NBA Regular Season: Flat Ad Spend At $670M, Ratings Inch Up

mediapost.com NBA 2023-2024 regular-season advertising revenues on its national TV networks was virtually the same as a year ago on its four TV networks -- $670.5 million versus $671.0…

Load Up ASAP: 3 Dow Stocks to Buy Before They Rocket in 2024

investorplace.com Not all dow stocks are creating equally The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to underperform the S&P 500 in 2024. This gives investors a great opportunity for cheap…

DEI ‘lives on’ after Supreme Court ruling, but critics see an opening

washingtonpost.com America First Legal, which has filed more than a dozen complaints over DEI policies at such companies as McDonald’s, Morgan Stanley and the National Football League, is…

Only Have $100? 3 No-Brainer Stocks to Buy in April 2024

investorplace.com Three dead-simple investments to make right now if you only have a little money to spend It used to be you had to have money to make money on Wall Street. And few people…

Booming cold drink sales mean more plastic waste. So Starbucks redesigned its cups

abcnews.go.com Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks stores have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews…

Starbucks unveils new cold drink cups with 20% less plastic

foxbusiness.com Starbucks has unveiled a new line of "more sustainable" cold beverage cups that are made with up to 20 percent less plastic than their predecessors. The coffee giant on…

Investors underestimating China’s middle class ‘tidal wave’: private equity CEO

scmp.com “China is still very attractive and represents one of the largest – if not the largest – investment opportunities around the world,” said the former Goldman Sachs chairman…

Starbucks is introducing a cold drink cup made with less plastic

apnews.com Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of from the that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in.…

Starbucks to introduce cold drink cup made with less plastic

theglobeandmail.com Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks SBUX-Q have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews…

A shuttered Bed Bath & Beyond will become downtown Seattle’s newest music and arts venue

fastcompany.com In the year since Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy, the chain’s stores have become a hot commodity of sorts—finding new lives as pickleball courts, fitness centers,…

The AI hype bubble is deflating. Now comes the hard part

washingtonpost.com A year and a half into the AI boom, there’s growing evidence that the hype machine is slowing down. Drastic warnings about AI posing an existential threat to humanity or…

7 Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now: Q2 Edition

investorplace.com For growing payouts and strong long-term upside potential, buy these dividend growth stocks Dividend growth stocks are an excellent choice for long-term investors. Mostly,…

$10 Egg McMuffin and $20 Big Macs? This McDonald’s franchisee is struggling with California’s ‘unprecedented’ $20 minimum wage, says the focus for his…

aol.com It's now been a few weeks since California increased the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 an hour. The new law, which applies to restaurants part of a chain of at…

How In-N-Out Burger’s president runs her fast-food empire: Keep it simple, affordable and close

nbcnews.com In-N-Out isn’t your typical burger joint, and it insists expanding its footprint won’t change that. For nearly eight decades, the West Coast restaurant chain has remained a…

Many McDonald’s Prices Have Doubled in the Past Decade

247wallst.com One way McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) has made money in the past decade is by going beyond increasing its store count. A new study shows that, over the past 10 years, it has…

Gen Zers are in their 'boycott era', even when it comes to which jobs they apply for

businessinsider.com A young Gen Z man heading to a job interview (stock image). Lisa5201/Getty Images Gen Zers are in their boycott era, turning against anything that doesn't align with their…

Steady Income, Steady Growth: 7 Blue-Chip Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

investorplace.com Reliable yields have never been more important Blue-chip dividend stocks have always been relevant. While they’re not the most exciting investments, they provide a steady…

Azteco Is Helping Millions Buy Bitcoin Without Sharing Their Identity

bitcoinmagazine.com Company Name: Azteco Founders: Alexander Fernandez and Paul Ferguson Date Founded: 2014 Location of Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA Amount of Bitcoin in Treasury: Not…

Not-So-Happy Meal: $20 Wages Has Burger Joints In This State All Heated

finance.yahoo.com California fast-food employees started earning a minimum of $20 an hour in April. Thanks to a new law, which went into effect earlier this month, California chain…

You’re Not Crazy

investorplace.com A near-complete loss of capital in an office building… massive fast-food inflation… setting new (bad) records in the bond market… misleading claims about jobs… no rate cuts…

Your guide to California's new $20-an-hour minimum wage for fast food workers

latimes.com McDonald’s is among various fast food chains that will be paying their workers the new $20-an-hour minimum wage. California’s mandatory minimum wage for fast-food workers…

Monday assorted links

marginalrevolution.com 1. Should we change species to save them? (NYT) 2. Mechanical watch. 3. Why is it called Martingale? And “With French under fire, Mali uses AI to bring local language to…

McDonald's menu adds new takes on a fan-favorite sandwich

thestreet.com While Burger King has The Whopper and Wendy's has the Baconator and the Frosty, McDonald's has a huge portfolio of billion-dollar brands. That gives the chain a lot of…