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Chris Nichols has been a news and investing editor with Yahoo! Finance since June 2009. He began his career in business journalism in 1996. Before joining Yahoo!, he worked for Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg and TheStreet.com.

Seamless will take your order now -- even if it's for $13,000

Whether the client is an office with a few employees or a giant business with thousands, Seamless believes it has the answer to its lunch-and-dinner delivery needs. If asked, it will go very large.

9 years ago
Much to cheer at Darden, but Olive Garden traffic still declining

For Darden Restaurants, its latest earnings report had a good deal of good news -- enough to take the stock to another all-time high.

9 years ago
Short seller on Chipotle: Great company, dangerous stock

When Brad Lamensdorf talks about Chipotle, the company, he'll discuss how management has gotten much right. When he talks about Chipotle, the stock, that's another matter.

9 years ago
Shake Shack's revenue outlook disappoints, traders sell shares

Shake Shack said revenue for the fourth quarter rose 51.5% to $34.8 million, while same-store sales were up 7.2%.

9 years ago
Habit's fourth-quarter report is well done, but shares drop back

The fourth-quarter numbers surpassed Wall Street's outlook -- but the view for 2015 appeared to be not enough for traders, as shares fell in the late session.

9 years ago
McDonald's overall sales slump in February, U.S. results horrendous

McDonald's reported a horrific sales month for February, especially in the U.S., where same-store sales slumped 4%, a far-worse result than analysts had estimated.

9 years ago
The drive-in delivers again: Sonic surges to yet another all-time high

Sonic was trading at its latest record price Monday, bringing its gain for 2015 to 23% and its increase in the past 52 weeks to 65%, after it reported a jump in sales.

9 years ago
10 ways to 'fix' McDonald's (if it needs fixing, that is)

McDonald's takes plenty of criticism, and there's certainly no shortage of advice on how to return the Golden Arches to its days of glory.

9 years ago
McDonald's jumps in one of its biggest rallies in past five years

McDonald's stock had an unusually strong session Wednesday -- but it wasn't immediately clear what sparked the run.

9 years ago
Papa John's stock slips as earnings outlook needed a bit more 'better'

With its stock trading at a record high, at a valuation matching its peak of at least the last five years, Papa John's wasn't in any position for a misstep.

9 years ago
Tech titan? Domino's sales boosted by 'tech-to-table' approach

Despite a shortfall on earnings per share, Domino's had such a strong quarter of sales that traders on Wall Street decided the profit miss wasn't worth spending too much time worrying about.

9 years ago
Domino's and Papa John's: To stay hot, these stocks need more dough

For Domino's and Papa John's, two of the nation's largest pizza chains, the mammoth multiyear rallies in their stocks mean neither has any margin for error.

9 years ago
Here's what activist investors want from McDonald's new CEO

McDonald's new CEO Steve Easterbrook officially starts work in a week. But don't be surprised if, once he does, investors are lacking patience.

9 years ago
Richly valued Noodles & Co. crushed in worst single-day rout

Noodles & Co. was having its worst day ever as a publicly traded stock Friday as its ultrahigh valuation -- even after a 27% drop in 2014 -- had no chance to withstand weaker-than-anticipated quarterly numbers and a lowered outlook.

9 years ago
Potbelly has best day ever, but short-covering is probably part of it

Potbelly, the sandwich maker whose stock spent its first few months on the market going in reverse, was having its best day ever on Wednesday. However, the gain likely was getting a boost from the fact that short sellers have a significant position in the name.

9 years ago
Burger King has the template to remake McDonald's

Burger King's success can provide a template for McDonald's.

9 years ago
Whole Foods still isn't Kroger. And it won't ever be.

Whole Foods is sounding like a company that knows what it is, not one that's enduring some great internal debate about what it should be instead.

9 years ago
Whole Foods needs a big quarter to keep stock rally going

First-quarter earnings are due after the close of trading Wednesday. Analysts are anticipating earnings of 45 cents a share and sales of $4.67 billion.

9 years ago
McDonald's weak sales can help the new CEO

McDonald's posted weak global sales again in January, but the latest monthly report from the restaurant owner provided at least some reason to be hopeful about the U.S., its largest market, in 2015.

9 years ago
Pizza Hut's new menu isn't helping sales much yet

Though it's still early, Pizza Hut appears to have quite a way to go before it can declare victory with its new menu.

9 years ago

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Seamless will take your order now -- even if it's for $13,000

Much to cheer at Darden, but Olive Garden traffic still declining

Short seller on Chipotle: Great company, dangerous stock

Shake Shack's revenue outlook disappoints, traders sell shares

Habit's fourth-quarter report is well done, but shares drop back

McDonald's overall sales slump in February, U.S. results horrendous

The drive-in delivers again: Sonic surges to yet another all-time high

10 ways to 'fix' McDonald's (if it needs fixing, that is)

McDonald's jumps in one of its biggest rallies in past five years

Papa John's stock slips as earnings outlook needed a bit more 'better'

Tech titan? Domino's sales boosted by 'tech-to-table' approach

Domino's and Papa John's: To stay hot, these stocks need more dough

Here's what activist investors want from McDonald's new CEO

Richly valued Noodles & Co. crushed in worst single-day rout

Potbelly has best day ever, but short-covering is probably part of it

Burger King has the template to remake McDonald's

Whole Foods still isn't Kroger. And it won't ever be.

Whole Foods needs a big quarter to keep stock rally going

McDonald's weak sales can help the new CEO

Pizza Hut's new menu isn't helping sales much yet