Two well-known restaurants are seeing fewer customers come through the door. The company that owns both Olive Garden and Red Lobster says quarterly profits are down. Jericka Duncan has that and more in the MoneyWatch report.
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With the Federal Reserve policy meeting in the rearview mirror, investors are looking ahead to data on home prices. It's likely that activity and price increases were a bit muted in February due to the bad weather. Jill Schlesinger reports on that and more in her look at the week ahead in business.
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These roaming robots, self-grinding pepper mills, ice cream kick-balls and wall scissors are entirely unnecessary, but eye-catching
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You can now use your mobile phone to pay at most of the fast food chain's 5,800 stores
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The decision is bad for retailers, good for banks, who want to charge merchants more every time you swipe
On Mar 21, 2014 1:25 PM EDT MoneyWatch
Gum sales have fallen 11 percent over the past 4 years. Mars Inc., the maker of Wrigley gums, says the biggest decline is in people 25 and younger. Instead of gum, customers are buying mints and fruit snacks. Jill Wagner has that story and more MoneyWatch headlines.
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Sales are down close to 9 percent at the nationwide seafood chain, and down 5 percent at sister chain Olive Garden
On Mar 21, 2014 10:29 AM EDT MoneyWatch
The combined media company would own 74 TV stations in cities across the country
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Will sell more than 3 million square feet of space and vacant lands; it will also lease back part of the space
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Union hasn't yet set dates for any walkouts; pilots will give at least 48 hours' notice of any walkouts
On Mar 21, 2014 9:12 AM EDT MoneyWatch
The Bitcoin exchange, currently in bankruptcy proceedings, found the virtual coins worth $120 million hidden in "old-format wallets"
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Want your LinkedIn or other professional profiles to rise to the top? Here are some tips on how to do that
On Mar 21, 2014 6:20 AM EDT MoneyWatch
Ratings agency Fitch followed Standard & Poor's in warning Russia that it may have its credit rating downgraded
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Gum sales are plunging, and no one is really sure why
On Mar 21, 2014 2:54 AM EDT MoneyWatch
Even the most disciplined and confident person can't know the future -- so mind your declarations
On Mar 15, 2014 1:17 PM EDT MoneyWatch
Even without the charge, its adjusted earnings missed expectations; its forecast for this year also was short of expectations
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A new survey by career site Glassdoor reveals who employees rate as the best CEO in the land
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Leading indicator index rose in February by the largest amount in three months, suggesting growth should bounce back
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The wide variation in state taxes has created a lucrative criminal business. Would it be less prevalent if taxes were lower?
On Mar 20, 2014 6:03 PM EDT MoneyWatch
Incidents like the explosion in Harlem get the headlines, but rarely is anything done to actually fix crumbling infrastructure
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