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Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands Inc. announced the grand opening of its 13,000th restaurant outside the United States and China by its international division, Yum! Restaurants International .

Six Dollar Burgers for $3.95? Sounds like a good deal, right? But what if you can make the same thing at home for $2.00? That's the value proposition consumers are pondering now, and the reason why many Americans are deciding to stay at home rather than eat out.

Half of all restaurants fail in their first three years, according to some reports.

Anyone worried that McDonald's momentum was slowing will find plenty of reassurance in today's quarterly results.

On a recent road trip with my wife, I got a sudden craving for a chicken fajita burrito.

SHARES of China's hot-pot chain Little Sheep Group Ltd rose 1.6 percent after United States fast food giant Yum! Brands Inc agreed to buy an additional 7.3 percent stake in the company for HK$300 million .

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- KFC has cooked up another free offer to promote its grilled chicken, only this time, it promises, without the unwanted side of rainchecks.

Earlier this month, the world watched China celebrate its 60th anniversary as a nation stronger and more industrialized than ever.

Luxury handbag maker Coach Inc. said Tuesday its new lower-priced handbag lines such as its colorful Poppy bags are boosting growth in an environment where consumers will spend less on nonessentials for the long term.

Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. said Tuesday results at its government and services businesses were strong in the third quarter, and its profit rose 13 percent to top Wall Street estimates.

One of the things expected to help multinational U.S. companies as they report quarterly earnings isn't exactly coming through as planned.

The apparel retailer Gap Inc. on Thursday announced plans to return to television advertising in November for its namesake brand, after a two-year hiatus, and said it will continue to expand internationally.

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday said its losses widened to euro164 million in the third quarter, mainly due to plunging sales, but reassured the market by announcing it had secured new financing from external investors.

Yum! Brands , owner of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurant concepts, continues to build on the successes it has experienced overseas.

In June 2007, and again last summer, I had the good fortune to fly around the globe.

Health care giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported a meager 1 percent increase in its third-quarter net income, as generic competition slashed sales of several of its top drugs and the recession hurt consumer product sales.

Filed under: Consumer experience , Competitive strategy , McDonald's , Chipotle Mexican Grill'A' , Yum Brands , Burger King Hldgs Burger King Holdings Inc.

Less than a week after reporting a sharp drop in September sales, GM said its North American sales chief is leaving as the automaker struggles to prop up its falling share of the market.

Thanks to a growing love for Col. Sanders and his finger lickin' good chicken on the part of our new friends in mainland China, one of Louisville's premier businesses has experienced a remarkable jump in its profits lately; despite being in the midst of an international recession.

Filed under: Earnings reports , McDonald's , Yum Brands , Wendy's Intl , Burger King Hldgs Yum! Brands , which competes with McDonald's , Burger King , and Wendy's/Arby's Group for the right to feed consumers on the go around the world, issued a Q3 report after the bell on Tuesday that was decent in many respects.

Mixed session for stocks as traders wait for the rush of third quarter earnings announcements.

For investors who follow Yum Brands , the title may sound like a broken record; its pretty much the same thing every quarter.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Yum Brands Inc.

Diebold Inc.'s board of directors declared a fourth-quarter cash dividend of 26 cents per share.

Yum Brands Inc. reported increased third-quarter profit despite a decline in consolidated revenue.

Investors shrugged off a robust third-quarter profit for Yum Brands Inc. as its stock slipped Wednesday amid signs that U.S. sales are causing heartburn for the restaurant operator as consumers keep cooking at home to save money.

The Chinese consumer is under a lot of pressure. With spending sprees on cars, electronics, home appliances, real estate and meals out at restaurants, he and his 1.3 billion fellow citizens are expected to lift the global economy out of recession and help companies around the world prosper.

With sales slipping at the nation's largest pizza parlor, the head of the parent company is trying to spread the word that Pizza Hut has it's own value menu.

Growth of prescription drug revenue worldwide will likely dip to between 4 percent and 6 percent next year - the lowest rate in at least a decade, according to a forecast to be released Thursday.

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Yum Brands Inc., down 49 cents at $34.37 Despite a jump in profit, the restaurant operator said it expects even weaker U.S. sales in the final three months of 2009.

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The move signals that policymakers see the country's economy as strong enough to withstand higher borrowing costs.

Yum Brands Inc., the owner of Taco Bell and KFC, posted a sharp rise in profit Thursday, buoyed by lower costs and a booming China division even as same-store sales wilted.

U.S. stock futures on Tuesday pointed to a second day of gains, with the dollar back on the defensive after Australia broke ranks and became the first of the major developed economies to lift interest rates.

KFC, known for its fried chicken, plans to introduce a new grilled option across the country next year in hopes of lifting lagging sales -- a key ingredient in parent Yum Brands' strategy for strong U.S. profit growth.

Tampa Bay Rays 2 - Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Yum Brands Inc.

U.S. stocks could hit more speed bumps this week if the start of the third-quarter earnings season offers little evidence that the economic recovery is gaining strength.

Stocks could hit more speed bumps next week if the start of the third-quarter earnings season offers little evidence that the economic recovery is gaining strength.

Only 191 of the 7,000 public companies that report dividend increases to Standard & Poor's boosted their pay-outs in the third quarter, a 45 percent drop from the previous year and the fewest increases ever for the July-September period.

Yum Brands Inc. announces 11% increase in quarterly dividend and authorization for $300 million share repurchases.