Yum Brands falls as monthly Chinese sales drop. NEW YORK, May 13- U.S. stocks closed little changed on Monday, pausing after hitting record highs last week, but strength in healthcare issues helped to keep declines in check.
*Yum Brands falls as monthly Chinese sales drop. NEW YORK, May 13- U.S. stocks ended flat on Monday, pausing after hitting record highs last week, but strength in healthcare issues helped to keep declines in check.
*Yum Brands falls as monthly Chinese sales drop. NEW YORK, May 13- U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as investors stepped back following last week's new highs, but stronger-than-expected retail sales data limited declined.
Brinker International Inc. rose$. 30 or. 7 percent, to $41.04. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. fell$. 86 or. 2 percent, to $369.15. Darden Restaurants Inc. fell$. 01 or percent, to $53.55.
*Core U.S. retail sales rise 0.5 percent in April. *Yum Brands falls as monthly Chinese sales drop. NEW YORK, May 13- U.S. stocks were mostly flat on Monday as investors paused following a rally that took indexes to record highs, though a strong read on retail sales limited declines and the Nasdaq ticked up on a rally in Netflix.
Brinker International Inc. fell$. 19 or. 5 percent, to $40.55. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. fell $1.05 or. 3 percent, to $368.96. Papa John's International Inc. fell $1.05 or 1.6 percent, to $64.64.
*Elan, Theravance reach royalties deal. NEW YORK, May 13- U.S. stock index futures dipped on Monday, indicating the S&P 500 may retreat from its most recent record high, ahead of data on retail sales. *Investors will look to April retail sales data at 8:30 a.m. for any signs of strength in the consumer.
Brinker International Inc. rose$. 80 or 2.0 percent, to $40.74. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose $2.56 or. 7 percent, to $370.01. Darden Restaurants Inc. rose$. 57 or 1.1 percent, to $53.56.
May 10- KFC parent Yum Brands Inc reported on Friday an estimated 29 percent drop in April sales at established restaurants in China, where a bird flu outbreak is pummeling sales that were recovering from an earlier food safety scare.
The protests in the Motor City- which is struggling to recover from the hollowing out of its auto manufacturing sector- marked an expansion in organized actions by fast-food workers from ubiquitous chains owned by McDonald's Corp, Burger King Worldwide and KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut parent Yum Brands Inc..
Brinker International Inc. rose$. 66 or 1.7 percent, to $40.60. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose$. 75 or. 2 percent, to $368.20. Darden Restaurants Inc. rose$. 26 or. 5 percent, to $53.25.
Brinker International Inc. rose$. 44 or 1.1 percent, to $40.38. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose $2.20 or. 6 percent, to $369.65. Darden Restaurants Inc. rose$. 28 or. 5 percent, to $53.27.
Brinker International Inc. fell$. 42 or 1.0 percent, to $39.94. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose $1.12 or. 3 percent, to $367.45. Darden Restaurants Inc. fell$. 32 or. 6 percent, to $52.99.
SHANGHAI, May 10- Yum Brands Inc, the largest foreign fast-food chain in China, is strengthening its media strategy in the country in a bid to win back customer loyalty after a series of food scares that decimated sales this year. An avian flu scare earlier this year and reports of false mutton being sold in China have affected both its KFC and Little Sheep chains.
Brinker International Inc. fell$. 26 or. 6 percent, to $40.10. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose $3.99 or 1.1 percent, to $370.32. McDonald's Corp. fell$. 66 or. 7 percent, to $100.29.
Brinker International Inc. rose$. 05 or. 1 percent, to $40.41. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose$. 76 or. 2 percent, to $367.09. Darden Restaurants Inc. fell$. 30 or. 6 percent, to $53.01.
Brinker International Inc. rose$. 40 or 1.0 percent, to $40.36. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. rose $5.24 or 1.5 percent, to $366.33. Darden Restaurants Inc. rose$. 15 or. 3 percent, to $53.31.
*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.