*Wendy's Q1 restaurant sales fall short, loses ground on "value". May 8- McDonald's Corp, Wendy's Co and other U.S. restaurants are battling for the attention of frugal diners with coupons, limited time offers and other promotions- a fight that could intensify if the costs of chicken and other key ingredients remain less pricey than feared.
*Wendy's Q1 restaurant sales fall short, loses ground on "value". *Taco Bell promotes $1 food deals.
TORONTO, May 8- Tim Hortons Inc, which is under pressure from a U.S. hedge fund seeking better returns, named a new chief executive on Wednesday and reported a 3 percent fall in first-quarter profit.
SHANGHAI, May 6- Yum Brands Inc on Monday said its roughly 450 Little Sheep hot pot restaurants in China are not involved in a fake mutton scandal that is the latest tainted food saga to rock the country that is the fast-food chain's largest market.
M&C, with 100 hotels globally, on Thursday said trading in Asia, where it makes 40 percent of its revenue, had suffered from slower growth in China, falling tourist numbers in South Korea and a host of problems in its biggest market, Singapore.
*RevPAR up 6.2 pct in North America. April 30- Starwood Hotels& Resorts Worldwide Inc, whose brands include Sheraton and Westin, reported a quarterly profit that handily beat analysts' expectations as more people checked into its hotels at higher room rates, particularly in North America.
It has meant everything from furloughs for air traffic controllers to fewer planes for the U.S. Navy to smaller subsidies for farmers. So far this earnings period, executives from Lockheed Martin to IBM and Delta Airlines are flagging how those U.S. budget cuts cost them some sales in the first quarter.
It has meant everything from furloughs for air traffic controllers to fewer planes for the U.S. Navy to smaller subsidies for farmers. So far this earnings period, executives from Lockheed Martin to IBM and Delta Airlines are flagging how those U.S. budget cuts cost them some sales in the first quarter.
April 23- Delta Air Lines and US Airways Group, aided by revenue gains, posted higher-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, and their shares rose despite cautions by both carriers about near-term weakness.
April 23- Delta Air Lines and US Airways Group posted higher-than-expected first quarter earnings on Tuesday driven by revenue gains and their shares rose despite cautions by both carriers about near-term weakness.
April 19- McDonald's Corp on Friday threw cold water on hopes that its restaurant sales would accelerate, warning that global sales at established restaurants would be slightly lower in April.
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Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 8:18 PM ETBeijing is hoping that building more cities will create wealth for its people but as CNBC's Eunice Yoon reports, it's also fueling a debilitating rise in property prices.
Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 5:00 PM ETFundamentals haven't changed enough to substantiate worries that the Fed would cut back on quantitative easing yet, Josh Brown of Fusion Analytics says.