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Ex-Yum Brands CEO Offers Insight On Dealing With Global Health Scares
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 4:01pm | 417Read More...David Novak was the CEO of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) during the 2003 SARS outbreak and the avian flu scare in 2014. On Monday he said his leadership focused on emerging from health scares as an "even stronger company." What Happened The current coronavirus outbreak is no different...
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Raymond James Upgrades Zymeworks, Says Encouraging Cancer Drug Is 'Born to Run'
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 2:14pm | 270Read More...Canadian biotech Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME) over the weekend announced more data from an ongoing clinical trial of a drug to treat HER2-type cancers and announced a Phase 2 trial in another cancer drug, leading to a more bullish stance on the company’s stock from Raymond James. The Analyst...
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5 Important Lessons The Leaders Of Disney, Comcast And Yum! Brands Learned In School
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 - 8:40am | 944Read More...Business lore often celebrates the maverick who quit school because it just didn’t have much for them — Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are all among the pantheon of dropout success stories. But they’re the exception, not the rule. Most leaders got through school,...
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Stifel Nicolaus Upgrades Big 5 Sporting Goods To Buy
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 3:17pm | 338Read More...Stifel Nicolaus recently issued a report on Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ: BGFV) amid signs of EPS upside in 2016. Analysts at Stifel upgraded Big 5 Sporting Goods to Buy with a $14.50 price target. David Schick, Raymond Stochel and David Novak, analysts at Stifel, wrote, "We believe...
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Yum! Brands Announces Retirement Of Chairman, Non-Executive Chairman To Be Announced At Annual Shareholder Meeting
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 11:41am | 284Read More...Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) announced on Tuesday that its current Executive Chairman, David C. Novak, will retire from the company in May 2016. Shares of Yum Brands were trading lower by 0.29 percent at $71.82 Wednesday morning. Novak has been with the company since 1986 when he served as...
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Stifel 'Waiting For October Acceleration' At GameStop
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 3:49pm | 425Read More...In a report issued Monday, analysts at Stifel shared their thoughts about September’s NPD data and their impact on GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME). The experts assured they are awaiting an October acceleration. Shares of GameStop are up more than 1 percent on Tuesday trading. Stifel analysts...
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Yum! Brands Down On Q2 Report, Despite Strong International Growth
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 5:00pm | 226Read More...Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) shares are trending lower Wednesday following the food giant’s second-quarter results. The company reported sales of $3.2 billion for the quarter, slightly missing the $3.23 billion estimate. Year over year this is a 10.3 percent improvement. Sales growth was...
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Market Wrap For May 1: Markets Mixed To Start The New Month
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 4:35pm | 2905Read More...U.S. stocks were little moved to start off the month of May as investors and traders are cautious before April's nonfarm payrolls report are released on Friday. The consensus estimate for Friday's figure stands at 215,000 which would trump March's 192,000 number. “This is a really important...
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Yum! Brands Conference Call Highlights; All About China
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 4:23pm | 1832Read More...Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) reported its first quarter earnings on April 23, 2014. Shares of the company are down 0.86 percent or $.67 per share to $76.81. Below are some key takeaways from its conference call: David Novak, Chairman and CEO: • Based on first quarter results and current sales...
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Watch Out: Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Tacos Hits The $1 Billion Sales Mark
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 2:48pm | 452Read More...A fast-food marriage made in heaven, or yet another sign of the apocalypse? Either way, Taco Bell recently reached a remarkable milestone, with sales for its Doritos Locos Tacos – which was launched in March of 2012 – passing the $1 billion mark. Taco Bell, owned by Louisville, Kentucky-based...
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Yum! Brands' 3Q Propelled by China, Emerging Markets
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 2:16pm | 540Read More...Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), which is the parent company of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurant chains, beat analyst estimates for the third quarter due to good revenue growth and higher profit margins in its China division. China made up 55 percent of group sales during the third quarter and...
