America's Disappearing Restaurant Chains

Some of the country’s once iconic brands -- in retail, consumer products and beer -- are now shells of their former selves. Some of America's restaurants, too, are not what they used to be. In the past 10 years, several of the nation's biggest restaurant chains have lost more than 50% of their sales and have closed hundreds of locations nationwide. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data provided by food industry consulting and research firm Technomic to determine the 10 large restaurant chains with the biggest decline in locations and sales between 2002 and 2012. Notably, Bennigan's sales plunged by more than 90% between 2002 and 2012. In 2002, there were 1,688 TCBY’s in the U.S. As of last year, there were just 500. These are America's disappearing restaurant chains. Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades are in AMD, AAPL, XOM, JAZZ, MAN, MRO, MNST, TASR, TIF, and YUM ------------------------------Advertisement------------------------------- A Trader's Daily Cheat Sheet This complimentary market analysis and commentary will share key events for the day, technical set-ups, resistance levels, sector analysis and more. Learn more about this complimentary trading resource! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merrill Lynch has issued its top dividend picks for 2014 from the mix of high quality and high yield. UBS is out with its 2014 Q-GARP list, which stands for quality growth at a reasonable price. The new Mega Millions lottery jackpot is now up to $550 million. Is Amazon the Walmart of Germany? The highest paid college president made over $3.3 million. Worldwide median household income is $10,000. But many nations don't come anywhere near that number. Can Apple's stock price keep the NASDAQ from reaching an all-time high? Have a great day! JON C. OGG Receiving this email late? Be sure to add jonogg@247wallst.com to your contacts. Not sure how? Click here for instruction.

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