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(NEW YORK)A slew of negative analyst reports in recent days and investors' fears of a global credit crisis combined to help sink restaurant shares Monday. At least nine restaurant companies ...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Several Wall Street analysts recommended Friday that investors largely stay away from casual dining stocks, saying the companies are likely to report disappointing third-quarter fi...READ MORE

Among the premarket stories for Thursday, Oct. 2, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--An analyst upgraded shares of Lear Corp. late Wednesday, citing the stock's recent decline,...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)An analyst on Thursday said Panera Bread Co.'s weak traffic trends will likely begin to hurt the bakery-cafe's earnings and downgraded the stock. Jefferies & Co. analyst Jeff Farme...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)A gas shortage in the Southeast following Hurricane Ike may hurt earnings for restaurant operators, according to one analyst. In a client note Friday, William Blair & Co. analyst S...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of Panera Bread Co. bucked the overall market and rose Monday after the bakery-cafe chain reaffirmed its third-quarter profit guidance. Shares rose $1.45, or 3.1 percent, to...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSEREAD MORE