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Fast-food workers in Detroit walk off job, disrupt business

May 12, 2013 15:04
By Steve Neavling and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - Hundreds of fast-food employees in Detroit walked off the job on Friday, temporarily shuttering a handful of outlets as part of a growing U.S. worker movement that is demanding higher wages for flipping burgers and operating fryers.

China, mass retail and Web to drive global wine sales

April 25, 2013 15:30
By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - Mass retailers and the Internet will increasingly dominate the $164 billion (106 billion pounds) global wine market at the expense of bars and restaurants, industry experts said on Thursday. A report commissioned by VINEXPO, an international wine and spirits trade fair, also highlighted the dramatic rise of China as a consumer of wines - mostly its own. It topped all other countries in volume and value between 2007 and 2011.

Lawsuit says two-year-old boy ate used condom at Chicago McDonald's

March 25, 2013 14:19
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp has been sued by a woman who said her two-year-old son ate a used condom he found in the play area of one of its restaurants in Chicago. Anishi Spencer filed the complaint against the fast-food restaurant chain on Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of herself and her sons, Jonathan Hines and Jacquel Hines.

UPDATE 4-McDonald's February sales fall less than feared, shares up

March 8, 2013 14:45
* February comparable sales down 1.5 percent * Economy, extra day in February 2012 weigh on results * Shares up 1.7 percent at 11-month high (Adds details on economy, context on sales; updates shares) By Lisa Baertlein March 8 (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said February sales at established restaurants around the world fell less than expected, giving investors hope that new chief executive Don Thompson's strategy is paying off, and lifting shares to an 11-month high.

COLUMN - Davos power rankings: Who's up, who's down and who's out?

January 30, 2013 15:08
(Ian Bremmer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Ian Bremmer

Who's lunch when CEOs schmooze NGOs at Davos?

January 25, 2013 10:30
* NGOs more trusted than government, business * "Superbrand" NGOs increasingly working with business * Greenpeace activists stage stunts against Arctic oil drilling * CEOs waking up to business case for working with NGOs * Oxfam head warns NGOs risk co-option by business By Emma Thomasson

Falling CEO confidence sets scene for anxious Davos

January 22, 2013 13:45
* 36 pct of CEOs very confident of growth vs 40 pct year ago * Latam only region to buck trend of falling confidence -PwC * Uncertainty over economic growth is top worry for CEOs By Ben Hirschler DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Chief executives are less optimistic about short-term growth prospects for their companies than a year ago, according to a survey that offers a reality check on rising stock markets.

UPDATE 1-'Davos man' fears more storms, both real and economic

January 8, 2013 10:01
* World Economic Forum risk report sets scene for Davos * Income disparity and government debts top risk list * Climate ranks third, extreme weather a growing concern By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Fragile economies and extreme weather have combined to crank up the global risk dial in the past year, creating an increasingly dangerous mix, according to the World Economic Forum.

'Davos man' fears more storms, both real and economic

January 8, 2013 09:52
* World Economic Forum risk report sets scene for Davos * Income disparity and government debts top risk list * Climate ranks third, extreme weather a growing concern By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Fragile economies and extreme weather have combined to crank up the global risk dial in the past year, creating an increasingly dangerous mix, according to the World Economic Forum.
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