A McDonald’s cashier who predated the rollout of McNuggets and Happy Meals during her more than four decades at the fast food chain is hanging up her drive-thru headset.Dot Sharp, who turned 84 last month, served her very last customer — her granddaughter — from the drive-thru window at a McDonald’s in Gibsonia, Pa., on Friday, according to Business Insider.“The drive-thru line was wrapped all the way around the building because so many of her regulars wanted to wish her well,” a spokesperson for McDonald’ ...

It was difficult to pick a losing stock last year. The S&P 500 rose 24% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite soared 43%. But there was a caveat to these gains. Though many stocks moved higher by the end of 2023, some stocks' gains were easily eclipsed by monstrous returns seen in tech. Indeed, much of the market's rally last year was driven by explosive growth in top tech companies like Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, and Tesla.One stock epitomizing the types of companies that underperformed last year (m ...

Just How Safe Is McDonald's Stock's Dividend? RiverNorthPhotography / iStock Unreleased via Getty Images A key component of income investing is a portfolio that includes safe dividends, those that are unlikely to shrink or disappear. Recognizing when a dividend is stable and safe can be a challenge. Yet, certain metrics can offer clear signs for the investor looking to establish or shore up such a portfolio.Take the quarterly dividend at McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) for instance. The most recent payout wa ...

McDonald's (MCD) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock.Over the past month, shares of this world's biggest hamburger chain have returned +1.4%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.5% change. During this period, the Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry, which McDonald's falls in, has gained 0.4%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future directio ...

If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider McDonald's (MCD) . This company, which is in the Zacks Retail - Restaurants industry, shows potential for another earnings beat.This world's biggest hamburger chain has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past t ...

With a strong 2023 in the rearview mirror, Wells Fargo says it’s time to step back on KFC and Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands, and keep betting on the golden arches. ...

McDonald's (MCD) closed the most recent trading day at $294.09, moving +1.11% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.57% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.46%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.75%.The world's biggest hamburger chain's shares have seen a decrease of 0.19% over the last month, not keeping up with the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 3.95% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.4%.The investment community will be closely ...

Stability and income are two things that often go overlooked by investors, so it may be time to focus on some income stocks. Time and again, statistics show that those investors who choose stability outperform those who seek higher returns in the long run.Few things better represent stability than the ability of a company to pay dividends quarter after quarter and year after year consistently. Further, dividends provide cash, which income seekers appreciate.That cash is useful as a tool for reinvestment or ...

Americans are about to get a staple burger from the Australian McDonald’s menu – and it’s fair to say, they’re losing their minds.The burger giant just announced the Double Big Mac would be sold for a limited time across its US stores from January 24.Australians are no stranger to the hectic burger, which features four beef patties and lashings of the brand’s signature Big Mac sauce, as it has been a permanent item on our menus since March 2020.Now fast-food fanatics in the Northern Hemisphere can get thei ...

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