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KFC® Answers Fans' Calls (and Comments) With the Return of Popcorn Chicken, Reigniting Obsession Nationwide

PRNewsWire

1:18 PM | Monday | Jul 13, 2026

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/PRNewswire/ -- After days of mounting online speculation, KFC is proving good things come to those who wait. Today, fan-favorite Popcorn Chicken* returns to

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1:18 PM | Monday | Jul 13, 2026

KFC® Answers Fans' Calls (and Comments) With the Return of Popcorn Chicken, Reigniting Obsession Nationwide

PRNewsWire

/PRNewswire/ -- After days of mounting online speculation, KFC is proving good things come to those who wait. Today, fan-favorite Popcorn Chicken* returns to

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11:23 AM | Thursday | Jul 9, 2026

5 overlooked stocks analysts like for this summer

Invezz

The S&P 500 gained 9.6% in the first half of 2026 and nearly 15% in the second quarter alone, its strongest quarterly rally since 2020. Yet beneath the headline gains, Wall Street is increasingly looking beyond the AI winners that powered much of the market's advance.

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11:23 AM | Thursday | Jul 9, 2026

5 overlooked stocks analysts like for this summer

Invezz

The S&P 500 gained 9.6% in the first half of 2026 and nearly 15% in the second quarter alone, its strongest quarterly rally since 2020. Yet beneath the headline gains, Wall Street is increasingly looking beyond the AI winners that powered much of the market's advance.

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6:27 PM | Wednesday | Jul 8, 2026

Taco Bell ramps up voice AI use across nearly 900 drive-thrus

Fox Business

Taco Bell is expanding its voice AI drive-thru partnership with Omilia, having already deployed AI ordering at over 890 restaurants across 38 states to streamline the process.

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11:42 AM | Thursday | Jun 25, 2026

MCD vs. YUM: Which Restaurant Stock Has Better Growth Prospects Now?

Zacks Investment Research

McDonald's and Yum! Brands are expanding digital, value and global growth strategies as investors compare restaurant stock opportunities.

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11:00 AM | Thursday | Jun 25, 2026

Better Buy: McDonald's or Yum! Brands After Selling Pizza Hut for $2.7 Billion?

The Motley Fool

Yum! Brands was seeing an improvement in sales even before announcing this sale. Meanwhile, McDonald's is closing in on 50 straight years of dividend increases.

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7:20 AM | Wednesday | Jun 24, 2026

Yum! Brands Is Selling Pizza Hut. Investors Should Be Cautiously Optimistic.

The Motley Fool

Yum! Brands is selling Pizza Hut in two separate transactions. Yum! authorized a $4 billion share repurchase.

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10:35 AM | Tuesday | Jun 23, 2026

Top Consumer Discretionary Brands Add Buyback Capacity Amid Weakness

MarketBeat

After experiencing underwhelming to outright poor performance recently, several big names in the consumer discretionary sector are loading up on buyback capacity. All three of these moves signal management's confidence in their ability to turn the tide, but each also comes with a unique set of circumstances.

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12:00 PM | Saturday | Jun 20, 2026

Pizza Hut Lost in the U.S. Now It's Selling for $2.7 Billion.

WSJ

Watch how Pizza Hut lost its grasp on the U.S. pizza market to Domino's, leading to its sale in two separate deals.

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2:05 PM | Thursday | Jun 18, 2026

Deal Dispatch: Yum! Brands Sells Pizza Hut, Fox Corp. Buys Roku For $22 Billion, Salesforce Acquires Fin

Benzinga

Following a review of strategic alternatives initiated earlier this year, Domo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DOMO) said its board has determined that pursuing a strategic transaction is the most effective path to maximize shareholder value.

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11:36 AM | Wednesday | Jun 17, 2026

Will Yum! Brands' $2.7 Billion Pizza Hut Sale Unlock More Value?

Zacks Investment Research

YUM is selling Pizza Hut in a $2.7B deal, aiming to streamline operations, boost flexibility and return more capital to shareholders.

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7:00 AM | Wednesday | Jun 17, 2026

How Pizza Hut fell from stuffed-crust glory to corporate castoff

Market Watch

“They struggled to figure out what the next big thing was,” an analyst says in the wake of a recently announced private-equity buyout.

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