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Investing.com -- McDonald’s Corp expects flat customer traffic and higher inflation to remain a permanent feature of the restaurant industry, Chief Executive Chris Kempczinski said on Wednesday.

McDonald's unveiled plans Wednesday to steer $8.5 billion to franchisees for restaurant remodels and technology upgrades as it prepares for an inflation-challenged consumer economy for the foreseeable future. The franchisee investments aim to cushion the financial hit to small businesses that can face price tags as much as $450,000 to remodel the lobby in US restaurants.

In an interview with CNBC, Kempczinski said the company needs to be careful with pricing and not raise prices beyond what consumers are willing to pay.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's (CBRL) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings increased year on year, par

Stocks that are most closely tied to the health of the US consumer have trailed the broader market badly this year. A potential Federal Reserve interest-rate hike Wednesday may add to the segment’s stress.

Jim Cramer put a precise number on what diesel is doing to every product you buy, and the math he laid out on CNBC has nothing to do with the inflation figure Washington reports. What it means for McDonald's, Walmart, and Target stocks depends on how long one critical cushion holds.

The outbreak, which federal health officials linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from supplier Taylor Farms, resulted in a total of 12,883 reported cases of the gastrointestinal food-borne illness across 21 states.

Diesel at record highs, beef prices surging, mortgage rates climbing, and consumer confidence cratering. A web of pressures is tightening around the economy all at once, and the Fed may have far less room to maneuver than anyone wants to admit.

The Bahnsen Group CIO, David Bahnsen, talks with Market Domination's Josh Lipton about how dividend growth investing can build long-term wealth and outperform inflation. Bahnsen emphasizes that young investors benefit from a dividend growth strategy because of its compounding potential.

Trump's 90-day beef tariff pause promises relief at the grocery store, but the cattle biology and market forces quietly working against it could make the cure worse than the disease.

After years of price hikes to offset inflation, McDonald's is now struggling to move traffic in the right direction.

Some companies have handed investors a bigger paycheck every single year for more than six decades, surviving every recession and rate shock along the way. Five of them look particularly compelling right now, and one trades at a price not seen in over a year.

The monthly jobs report comes out Friday. Before that, Elon Musk’s SpaceX will post its first earnings report as a listed company. Also reporting: Walt Disney; tech companies Palantir and Advanced Micro Devices; ride-sharing firms Uber and Lyft; private-equity firms Apollo, Carlyle and TPG; and fast-food chains McDonald's and Wendy’s.

In another heavy earnings week, we’ll also see reports from McDonald’s, Disney, Uber, Devon Energy, and more.

Corporate earnings from big U.S. companies and closely-watched jobs reports are among the key updates for Wall Street this week. The latest batch of profit updates and forecasts could help give investors a clearer picture of how and where households are spending money amid stubbornly high inflation. Bleach and household products maker Clorox and hotel operator Marriott International report their latest results on Monday.

Seventy companies have raised their dividends through every recession and rate shock for at least a quarter century, but a bruising few quarters for some of NOBL's most-watched names put that unbroken record under real pressure heading into mid-2026.

A 12% yield looks unbeatable on day one. A retiree who wants $60,000 a year needs only about $500,000 at that yield, compared with roughly $1.7 million at a 3.5% yield. But retirement income is not a one-year problem. The better question is which income stream can hold up after inflation, market cycles, and years ... The Dividend Growth Snowball: How Modest Income Today Can Become Serious Income Later

A retiree who starts with a 10% dividend yield can collect far more income on day one than someone earning 3.5%. Twenty years later, the tables may have turned. One income stream stayed flat while inflation chipped away at its buying power. The other kept growing year after year until it was paying dramatically more. ... Double Your Retirement Income in a Decade. Here’s How.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) just paid its latest quarterly dividend of $1.86 per share on June 16, extending one of the most reliable income streams in the Dow. Yet the same company sending checks to shareholders is presiding over a franchisee system buckling under inflation, tariff disruption and the weakest consumer sentiment reading in years. Both stories ... Despite Franchisees Struggling, McDonald’s Dividend Keeps Rising

Warsh kills Fed guidance but the signs are clear on rates, peace deal leaves big questions over Hormuz and oil

A 65-year-old retiree with $1 million who follows the standard 4% rule withdraws $40,000 in the first year, then increases that amount over time to keep pace with inflation. A dividend-focused alternative starts slightly lower, at about $38,000 in annual income from a 3.8% blended yield, but does not require selling shares. Over 20 years, ... The Dividend Strategy That Beats the 4% Rule by $400,000 Over 20 Years on a $1 Million Portfolio

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) sink in Friday trading, the Nasdaq Composite leading losses and closing over 1,100 points lower (4.18%). The market is reacting to May's overwhelmingly positive labor data — 172,000 jobs added the US economy vs. estimates of 88,000 — raising investor concerns that the Federal Reserve may be inclined to hike interest rates. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the day's biggest market moves.

One River School Founder and Former School of Rock CEO Matt Ross explains how he saved his struggling education company and secured a private equity exit during the 2008 financial crisis.

Former School of Rock CEO Matt Ross explains how he saved his struggling education company and secured a private equity exit during the 2008 financial crisis.

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Not even a Coca-Cola at McDonald's is left unscathed.

The reading on the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey has recently plummeted to near all-time lows.

Grocery prices jumped 0.5% in April and restaurant menu prices climbed 0.7%, the biggest monthly moves in either category since late 2025. Before that, you would have to go back to 2022 to find a hotter print. The April CPI report, released Tuesday by the BLS, showed headline inflation running at 3.8% year over year, ... Grocery and Restaurant Prices Post Biggest Jump Since 2022

The President wants rate cuts. His pick is set to take the chair at the Federal Reserve. Futures markets have spent weeks pricing in easing. Then the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April Consumer Price Index report, and the door slammed shut. Headline CPI rose 3.8% year-over-year in April, up from 3.3% in March, ... Trump Wants Rate Cuts. The Data Just Made That Nearly Impossible.