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As the stock market came back up strongly in the first half of 2023, the market for initial public offerings saw a rebound from an anemic showing in 2022. Activity Picks Up Pace. The U.S. IPO market saw 58 offerings so far this year, up 31.8%, and total proceeds jumped 125.5% to $9.8 billion, data...

Two large restaurant companies have filed trademarks for their respective names and brands inside the metaverse. The filings could be ways to protect their intellectual property from being used by others, or it could signal a further push into the metaverse. Here are the details. McDonald'...

The IPO market saw record listings and capital raised in 2021. Several well-known big name companies joined the public markets in 2021, while other private companies delayed their listings or chose to raise private capital instead. Several carryovers from 2021 could go public in 2022m along with...

The restaurant sector was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many companies that relied on dine-in guests seeing significant revenue declines. Companies that had strong drive-thru sales and third-party delivery services saw strength in different times of the pandemic. Recent Deals, IPOs:...

A leading fast food restaurant chain is experimenting with a new unlimited taco pass to help grow its loyal customer base and add to its sales momentum. What Happened: Taco Bell, a unit of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), is experimenting with a Taco Lover’s Pass at select locations. Taco Pass...

Shares of Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ: PNRA) soared to new all-time highs of $292.42 last Friday following a Bloomberg report that suggested the sandwich and bakery chain may be exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of itself. Here is a summary of what some of Wall Street's most...

Contactless payments, even though they have been around for a long time, have not gained a lot of traction with the public. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hopes to change that with its Apple Pay, NFC-based wireless payment system. In-Store Transactions Using the Near Field Communication (NFC)...

While some large publicly traded companies such as Wal-Mart and Panera recently dropped its objections to raising the Federal minimum wage (currently $7.25 per hour), others have gone a step further. These five companies are paying above the minimum wage or have announced that they...

Panera (NASDAQ: PNRA) is a fast-casual restaurant chain with a problem. It isn’t fast enough. The reasons are many. There are not enough employees. Equipment isn’t adequate to handle the workload, and telephone and fax orders create disruption. According to Bloomberg, after a long wait,...

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) reported earnings Wednesday morning that beat analyst expectations. The stock is currently up 0.4 percent in morning trading. The company reported earnings of $1.38 per share on $6.95 billion in revenues. Analysts expected earnings per share to come in at $1.33 per...