Franchise News
BP Ends Conflict Over 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill With Transocean And Halliburton
McDonald's Protestors Demand $15 An Hour And A Union At Oak Brook Headquarters
McDonald's has come under increasing pressure to improve working conditions for employees: hundreds of protesters rallied around the company's Oak Brook, Ill. headquarters on Wednesday, demanding $15 an hour pay as well as a union.
Latest News
J.C. Penney To Begin Selling Sephora Products Online Later This Month
J.C. Penney will begin selling Sephora products online by later this month, Reuters reports, adding that the company plans to add more outlets in locations across the country.
Wal-Mart's New Unlimited Shipping Service Delivers Products To Customers Within Three Days
Wal-Mart is in the planning stages of launching an unlimited online shipping service later this summer, which promises to deliver products to customers within three days.
IBM Corp. Expands Ad Campaign Reach With Facebook Partnership
IBM Corp. officials and their counterparts over at Facebook have launched a partnership designed to bring personalized data about customers to the technology and consulting corporation's marketing cloud clients.
Wendy’s Officials Hope To Make Up To $475 Million By Mid-2016 Through The Sale Of Restaurants To Franchisees
Wendy's officials are hoping to raise up to $475 million by mid-year 2016, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing company plans to sell 640 company-owned restaurants to franchisees.
Herbalife Shares Jump After Better-Than-Expected Earnings Announcement
Shares of Herbalife Ltd. increased by as much as 17 percent on Tuesday, despite recent complications with federal investigations and sluggish growth.
Microsoft’s Speculated Salesforce Bid Sparks 6.2 Percent Stock Jump For Enterprise Platform
Microsoft officials are speculated to announce a sales bid for Salesforce.com, an enterprise platform for cloud software, leading to shares of the latter jumping by 6.2 percent on Tuesday.
Netflix Officials Urge FCC To Block AT&T’s DirecTV Purchase
Netflix officials have written a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking them to block AT&T's recent purchase of DirecTV.
Sprint Remains The Third Largest Mobile Network Company In The United States
Mobile network company Sprint remains the third largest major carrier within the industry, following an almost six-month-long period of increased subscriptions.
Wells Fargo Accused Of Fraudulent Banking Practices, Including Withdrawing Money From Customers Without Permission
Wells Fargo has been accused of fraudulent banking practices, including withdrawing money from customers without their permission in order to satisfy sales quotas.