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Posts Tagged ‘ DRI ’

Global Investing Roundups Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Aug 27th, 2008 | By William Patalon III | Category: Financial News, International Investing

Retailer’s Sales Slump But Not Its Stock; Stay-at-Home Diners Hurts Darden; Oil’s Dollar Jump on Weather and Political Unrest; FDIC’s Bad Bank List Bulges; HP Closes Deal with EDS; Citi Pays Restitution; GT Solar Swings to Profit; Rio Digs Record Results



Casual Dining Restaurants Suffer from Slackening Consumer Spending

Jul 30th, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Financial News, Stock Market Investing

Casual dining restaurants are being hit hard by a softening U.S. economy, as consumers tighten their household budgets to cope with high food and energy prices. While some fast food restaurants are benefiting from penny-pinching consumers at home and strong sales overseas, mid-level domestic casual dining restaurants are facing declining same-store sales.