McDonald’s profit falls as customer traffic slips in US – 12 News – 12NewsNow.Com

By CANDICE CHOIAP Food Industry Writer A dropoff in customers at its U.S. restaurants contributed to a 13 percent decline in McDonald’s second-quarter profit. The world’s biggest burger chain said Thursday that sales fell 2 percent at established U.S. locations, as featured menu offerings and…

Flipkart, Focus and Free Advice – Daily News & Analysis

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I wanted to take a look at Flipkart’s mobile apps – both on the iOS and Android platforms – to see how well they were executing their very bold ambitions. Getty Images What is one to make of a statement like this – “India is…

34 Compelling Content Marketing Stats and Facts – Business 2 Community

Content marketing is now ubiquitous, with 93% of all marketers saying they do content marketing (it’s not clear what the other 7% are doing). But with so much content being produced, distributed and shared, how do you make your efforts stand out and grab the…

Apple uses annual event to highlight software that makes iPhones, other … – Minneapolis Star Tribune

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s iTunes helped change the way music-lovers bought their favorite songs, replacing plastic discs with digital downloads. Now the maker of iPods and iPhones wants to carve out a leading role in a revolution well underway, with a new, paid streaming-music service…

AOL, Inc. (AOL) Price Target Raised To $47 At Cantor Fitzgerald – Bidness ETC

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst, Youssef H. Squali, has raised his price target on AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) stock from $45 to $47. The analyst’s revision, disclosed in a research note today, was based on AOL outperforming first-quarter (1QFY15) estimates and “early success with programmatic, video and mobile…

AOL Revs Up, Programmatic Fuels Growth – MediaPost Communications

Thanks to healthy ad sales, AOL on Friday reported a 7% rise in first quarter revenue — to $625.1 million — and adjusted earnings per share of $0.34. Analysts were expecting $595 million in revenue, and adjusted EPS of $0.32. “We’ve done a very good…

$40 million pension settlement charge leads New York Times Co. to report loss … – Talking New Media

While digital ad revenue rose 10.7 percent, it could not make up for the 11.1 percent decline in print ad revenue NEW YORK, NY – April 30, 2015 —  The New York Times Company  announced today adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (defined below)…

Burger King sales jump, boosted by a spicy Whopper – news9.com KWTV

NEW YORK (AP) – The home of the Whopper enjoyed its biggest sales jump in nearly a decade during the first quarter, boosted by a new flavor of its signature burger and a popular 2 for $5 promotion. Burger King’s sales rose 6.9 percent at…