BAD SIGN: Wal-Mart, McDonald's Lone Dow '08 Gainers
The only two Dow stocks to rise in 2008 were Wal-Mart Stores, with a 18% gain, and McDonald's, up nearly 6%. General Motors fell 60 cents, or 16%, ...
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Curtis Sliwa: Gay Marriage Officiate
Carl Capotorto | Posted 01.16.2009 | Style
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A long time before I started acting, I worked at a McDonalds in the Bronx and my manager at the time was Curtis Sliwa, pre-Guardian Angels and radio talk show host.
Slow Food, Slow Blog... Slow Sex?
Ethan Imboden | Posted 01.15.2009 | Style
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I'm suggesting that we shamelessly co-opt the Slow Food mission, bending it to the service of our more prurient predilections.
Boycott McDonald's: Every Big Mac Eaten Attacks Workers
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business
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On the eve of the international recognition Human Rights Day, McDonald's announced it will launch a massive campaign to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act So, let's respond in kind: boycott McDonald's.
The Complicated Psychology of Putting Good Food On the Table
Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green
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(cross-post from La Marguerite) Every night, the same question comes up, of what to make for dinner? Tonight's no different. No leftover in the fridg...
McDonald's Sales Jump
CNBC | Posted 01.08.2009 | Business
McDonald's posted higher November sales at restaurants open at least 13 months, helped by an extra weekend, while the strengthening dollar pressured i...
McDonald's Sales Climb As Consumers Seek Deals
AP | LAUREN SHEPHERD | Posted 01.08.2009 | Business
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NEW YORK — Consumers hungry for cheap meals boosted worldwide sales at McDonald's Corp.'s established locations by 7.7 percent in November, more...
Clever Chicken Hides Out In McDonald's Parking Lot (VIDEO)
ABC News | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green
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A rooster escaped from a truck that was carting it to a chicken nugget factory, and sought immunity in a McDonald's parking lot. Luckily, the McDonald...
Chain Retailers In A Race To Build Green Outlets
New York Times | ANDREW MARTIN | Posted 12.09.2008 | Business
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In new Wal-Mart stores, the baseboards and moldings are made of plastic left over from diaper manufacturing. Chipotle, the burrito chain, has installe...
McDonald's 3Q profit jumps 11 percent
AP | LAUREN SHEPHERD | Posted 11.23.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — A jump in global sales boosted McDonald's Corp.'s third-quarter profit by 11 percent, the company said Wednesday, a bright spot among...
McDonald's Cuts Ties With Gay Group
Chicago Sun-Times | Cheryl V. Jackson | Posted 11.10.2008 | Chicago
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After months of pressure from an anti-gay-marriage group, McDonald's Corp. has given up a director's seat and will stop sponsorship of a national gay ...
Have A Latte, Idiot: The Coffee Wars Turn Bitter
Jason Notte | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business
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Vive la resistance! No, I'm sorry, "Fuck yeah, resistance!"
Brand Strength Now Reliant On Green Action
GreenBiz | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green
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LONDON, UK -- Successful sustainability initiatives have become a key component of global firms' brand strength, according to the consultancy behind t...
Olympic Sponsors: For the Chinese, Winners and Losers
Tom Doctoroff | Posted 09.24.2008 | Business
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As the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing has come to a close, all eyes are on return on investment. Were the millions of dollars forked out by both international and local brands worth it?
Rachel McAdams On Working McDonald's, Screen Tests And Love Scenes
New York Times | Posted 09.16.2008 | Entertainment
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"Wedding Crashers" actress Rachel McAdams is on the cover of the New York Times' latest issue of T Magazine. The 31-year-old Canadian is promoting her...
Clipped Roman Coins and Shrunken Coke Cans
Max Keiser | Posted 08.02.2008 | Business
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The Romans had a gold-backed currency that they physically needed to shrink to engineer empire-killing inflation. In America, the government, not having a gold-backed currency, just prints more worthless paper.
Fast-Food Chains In NYC Post Calorie Info
AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 07.26.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may...
AFA Boycotts McDonald's For 'Promoting The Homosexual Agenda'
Think Progress | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business
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Today, the right-wing American Family Association (AFA) announced a boycott of McDonald's. According to AFA, Ronald McDonald and his gang are part of...
Virginia Resident Chris Coleson Drops 80 Lbs On All-McDonald's Diet
AP | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living
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QUINTON, Va. — A Virginia man lost about 80 pounds in six months by eating nearly every meal at McDonald's. Not Big Macs, french fries and choco...
Bear Wanders Through New Jersey McDonalds Drive-Through
AP | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The morning rush hour finds plenty of people in the drive-through lane at the McDonald's on busy Route 1 in South Brunsw...
McDonald's Stops Serving Tomatoes After Salmonella Outbreak
AP | MEGAN K. SCOTT | Posted 06.17.2008 | Business
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A salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes serves as a reminder to take extra care with summer fruits and vegetables. More than 20 people have been ...
Economy Threatens McD's Dollar Menu
ChicagoBusiness.com | Emily Bryson York | Posted 06.11.2008 | Business
(Crain's) -- With sky-high commodity costs, an increase in minimum wage and consumers trading down to lower-price items, McDonald's owner/operators ar...
The McDonalds Falling Dollar Menu
Michael Pento | Posted 06.07.2008 | Business
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Because the dollar has fallen 40% in the last six years, McDonalds may have to reduce quality, raise prices or both in their famed Dollar Menu.
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