U.S. fast-food chains report fatter margins as cheese, chicken, avocado costs fall
Major U.S. restaurant chains including burger giant McDonald’s (MCD.N) saw lower ingredient costs, especially for chicken, cheese and avocado, drive profit margins in the second quarter. Domino’s (DPZ.N), McDonald’s and Chipotle (CMG.N) said they were starting to benefit from easing costs after red-hot inflation forced them to raise menu prices a few quarters ago.
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Musk downplays margin pain on road to self-driving future
Elon Musk’s bet to sacrifice margins now for improved margins later when full self-driving software is completely integrated into Tesla cars failed to impress investors, sending the electric-vehicle maker’s shares down nearly 10% on Thursday. Musk, who has waged a price war against EV rivals since last year, signaled price cuts were here to stay…
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Carnival forecasts lower profit as costs bite, shares drop 11%
Cruise operator Carnival (CCL.N) on Monday forecast third-quarter profit largely below estimates as rising marketing and labor costs eat into gains from higher ticket prices and strong demand. The company’s shares, which have surged nearly 80% in the past two months on resurgent demand for cruises, dropped 11%. Carnival has increased marketing spend to attract…
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Peloton stock slips as M Science flags worsening gross add headwinds
Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) slid sharply after the publication of a new report highlighting headwinds facing the fitness company. Fitness as a service churn appears to have accelerated, according to M Science. Peloton (PTON) shares slipped 8.62% during Thursday’s trading. The stock had rallied about 40% in the month leading up to Thursday’s drop, bouncing from…
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Toast falls amid M Science note on slowing GPV growth
Toast (NYSE:TOST) fell 3.4% amid a note about slowing GPV growth.Glowing GPV growth quarter-to-date is creating a risk to consensus expectations, M Science wrote in a note on Friday.Toast (TOST) rose 2.9% on Thursday after Bank of America joined several Seeking Alpha analysts in the bull camp on the restaurant software company. The firm started…
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Lululemon outlook lift thrills Wall St as yogawear stays in vogue
Lululemon Athletica Inc (LULU.O) raised its annual sales and profit forecasts on Thursday as wealthy Americans snap up its pricey activewear even though inflation hounds wider retail spending, sending the company’s shares up 13% after hours. A strong rebound in China, easing air freight costs and tighter inventory control also helped first-quarter results surpass estimates…
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