Satisfries were introduced by Burger King Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:BKW) less than one year ago. According to the statement of the company at that time, the low fat French fries had 40% less fat, and 30% less calories. Satisfries has been contested since the start, as it was unclear how it was possible for Burger King…
Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL) Might Be Propagating Cancer through Its Leading Brand Total
Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) has recently come under the spotlight with regards to one of the ingredients in its leading brand, Total, named triclosan. Research has proved that on being fed to rodents, for example rats and mice, and frogs, this ingredient caused significant disruption in the normal functioning of the endocrine system to cause health…
Pfizer inc. (PFE) Shares Decline With Increasing Lawsuits And Generic Viagra
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has witnessed a drop in its share prices over the last one month. Much can be attributed towards the increasing number of lawsuits from its customer concerned about the side effects of Lipitor. The drug has faced imminent resistance right from the time when Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its linkage…
McDonald’s (MCD), Yum!Brands (YUM),Burger King (BKW) and Papa John’s (PZZA) Complying With Chinese Authorities As Regards Their Shanghai Outlets
Five fast-food giants namely McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) subsidiaries namely KFC and Pizza Hut, Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW), Papa John’s (NASDAQ:PZZA) and Carl’s Jr have complied with the Chinese government directive of publishing their sources of meat on the Internet. This move comes in the wake of an order issued by…
Model S from Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) Exhibits Technical Flaws
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) got its share of accolades for the innovative Tesla Model S and the car was considered as one of the best 21st century cars. However, one of the recent studies conducted by Consumer Reports highlighted some minor flaws in the car after regular usage. Some of the major findings in Consumer…
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Refuses To Take the Buck on Israel
Yesterday, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) reiterated its four-year stand that not only does the organization nor its Jewish CEO, Howard Schultz, are interested in channeling funds to Israel or even support its army. As per the official statement released by the company – “Rumors that Starbucks or Howard provides financial support to the Israeli government and/or…
General Motors Co. (GM) to appeal for the rejection of Georgia Switch Suit Revival
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is all set to appeal for the rejection of Georgia Switch Suit, a law suit that triggered recall of over 2.59 million cars because of faulty ignition switches. According to the appealing party, Brooke Melton’s (died in Chevy Cobalt Car Crash in 2010) parents, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) concealed critical defects…
Target Corporation (TGT) Announced Results of Annual Meeting
Target Corporation (TGT) Announced Results of Annual Meeting.
U.S. Silica Holdings Crushes on Volume and Revenue
The company narrowed its 2014 guidance for adjusted EBITDA of $180 million to $200 million to the high end of the range, versus our previous adjusted estimate of $199 million. The company guided capex of $75 million to $85 million last quarter. The company announced it will be bringing its new Utica, Illinois mine online…
RingCentral Single Executive Departure Creates Confusion
RingCentral stock has been negatively impacted over the past few days due to some confusion around the departure of Bob Lawson, who was a senior vice president and treasurer at the company. Mr. Lawson had been the CFO prior to RingCentral’s IPO last year, but before going public, the company brought on Clyde Hosein as…