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The article focuses on Curves International Inc., a chain of physical fitness centers for women. Since 2007, the chain's franchisees have closed almost a third of the company's centers. The company's revenue and profits have declined due to lower royalty payments by franchises and lower sales of its branded exercise equipment.

The article reports on the negative impact a delay in a privatization deal between OSI Restaurant Partners Inc., the operator of the Outback Steakhouse restaurant chain, and private equity firms Bain Capital Partners LLC and Catterton Management Co. could have on OSI's bonds. OSI sold $550 million in bonds to help finance the buyout and analysts feel that a delay will not only push the company's stock price down but will also cancel the bonds used in the financing.

The article focuses on financing a franchise. It says that fewer lenders are funding the businesses, resulting many borrowers to turn to other sources of financing. It is reported that franchisees are turning to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) which gives access to capital for small businesses which cannot get it by conventional means. It also mentions that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is involved in another government lending program.

Reports on the 2006 fiscal second quarter loss incurred by Tyson Foods Inc.

Deals with the increasing popularity of tax-free bond funds in the United States as of July 2001.

Reports on the financial status of Planet Hollywood International Inc. as of April 1999. Relevance of asset sales on business; Projected operation losses; Financial obligations of the company.

Reports on a weak profit by the McDonald's Corporation for the third quarter of 1997. Total net income of the company per share; Expansion plans of the company; Detailed financial information on the company.

Reports on Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company's 1997 second-quarter earnings. Factors that contributed to the company's second-quarter results; Statistical information on the results posted by the company.

Reports that Fruit of the Loom Incorporated expects its 1997 second quarter earnings to be down significantly. What the company cited for this decrease; Statistics on what per-share earnings is expected to be like; Performance of Fruit of the Loom shares in New York Stock Exchange composite trading; Comments made by analyst Dennis Rosenberg of CS First Boston.

Reports on a 4 percent increase in the 1997 second-quarter profit for McDonald's Corporation. Effects of United States marketing efforts and international performance on this profit; Statistical information on the company's earnings; Comments from Damon Brundage, NatWest Securities restaurant analyst.

Reports on the suspension of Outboard Marine Corporation's quarterly dividend in an effort to seek more capital. Company's investment banker's exploration of strategic options; What options include; Estimated amount of money that the suspension of the quarter's 10 cent per common share dividend will save the company.

Presents statistical earnings on the first-quarter earnings of Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company. Performance of the company's stocks on the stock exchange; Predictions made by analysts; Additional information on Minnesota Mining.

Reports that McDonald's Corporation posted a 14 percent increase in its 1997 first-quarter earnings. What the earnings were bolstered by; Statistical information on the company's performance.

Looks at plans by Outboard Marine Corporation to reduce United States production of boats and motors. Effects of the reduction on future earnings of the company; Loss by the company in the fiscal first quarter ending December 31st, 1996; Comments from Harry W. Bowman, chairman and chief executive of Outboard Marine; Decline in the comapny's share value.

Reports on the financial performance of McDonald's Corp. for the third quarter of 1996. 10 percent increase in net income; Decline in per-share earnings; Franchisees' concern over the rapid expansion of the firm.

Informs that Quaker Oats Co. Chairman William D. Smithburg promised to lead the Snapple Beverage line into the black in 1996. Snapple finishing 1995 with a loss of between $35 million and $40 million; Smithburg predicting double-digit sales growth for the brand; New advertising; Plastic bottles and multipacks of the beverage's glass bottles.

Reports on insider buying of stock at Boston Chicken Incorporated. Use of the advantage of slide in company's share price by company officials; Details of the share purchase by aides; Reasons for the slide; Change in analyst estimates for the company's earnings for 1994 and 1995.

Presents the fiscal 1995 fourth-quarter earnings of General Mills Incorporated. Its earnings for the fiscal year 1995.

Reveals an expected drop in earnings of Quaker Oats Co., due to its takeover of Snapple Beverage Corp., during the fiscal fourth quarter ending June 30, 1995. Stock trends at the New York Stock Exchange on June 20; Problems faced by Quaker Oats from the merger.

Reports decline in earnings of General Mills Inc. in fiscal third quarter ended February 26, 1995. Factors contributing to the decline; General Mills' filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; Decision to delay further openings of its China Coast restaurants; Details of the results for the quarter.

Reports on likely charges for General Mills Inc. in its fiscal third quarter ending February 27, 1995, due to its business restructuring. Details about the spinoff plan and the charges; Policy of the company on its ready-to-eat cereal business.

Reports the rise in the 1994 fourth-quarter earnings of McDonald's Corporation. Expansion plans; Figures of earnings, overseas sales and full-year earnings of the firm.

Estimates the losses of Information Resources Inc. in the fourth quarter of 1994 due to overseas expansion efforts. Stock trends at Nasdaq Stock Market as on January 24, 1995; Future prospects.

Examines the impact of the deal between Campbell Soup and Pace Foods, on Pet Incorporated. Information about the deal; Figures of sale and profit of Pet's Mexican foods; Impact of the deal on Pet.

Reports plans of Supervalu Inc. to reduce its work force and to close some stores as part of its restructuring program. Details of the restructuring efforts; Impact of restructuring on the performance of the company in fiscal third quarter ending December 3, 1994.

Comments on the difficulties of General Mills Inc. to establish the first nationwide chain of Chinese-cuisine sitdown restaurants. Details of the difficulties; Information on General Mills with reference to its operating profits; Reasons for the problems of the company; Implications of increased advertising and higher prices.

Reports on underscoring of profit projection by Snapple Beverage Corp. for remaining months of 1994. Implications for Snapple bidder, Quaker Oats Company; Views of Quaker shareholders on value of bid; Reflection of underscoring on Snapple's problems; Benefits of merger to companies; Information on Snapple's products and distributors; Views of beverage analysts on deal; Financing of acquisition.

Reports loss for Information Resources Incorporated in third quarter of 1994, after settlement of lawsuit by shareholders alleging securities violations. Details of the lawsuit; Comparison of earnings in third quarters of 1993 and 1994; Talks of Information Resources with other companies regarding sale of stakes in the company.

Reports increase in profits of Sara Lee Corporation in fiscal first quarter; Data on net income and sales; Report on stock performance of company on October 26, 1994; Information on results of company's units.

Reports posting of record earnings by Anheuser-Busch Companies in third-quarter of 1994. Details of net income and net sales; Information on performance of company's units.

Reports on the increase in earnings of Kellogg Company in the third quarter of 1994. Statistics on earnings and sales in the third quarter; Opinion of various analysts on Kellogg's expenses on consumer advertising.

Focuses on the financial situation of Planet Hollywood International Inc. Waning popularity of the Planet Hollywood restaurants; Failure of the restaurants to generate repeat business; Fall in revenue and stock prices; View of Robert Earl, chief executive officer; Plan to shift the focus of Planet Hollywood from expansion to improving quality.

Reports on the earnings posted by Tricon Global Restaurants Inc., for the second-quarter ended June 13, 1998. Value of the net income of the company; Information on Tricon; Performance of the shares of Tricon; What the decline in revenue reflects; Comments from Tricon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andrall E. Pearson.

Reports that the McDonald's Corporation recorded an increase in its 1998 second-quarter earnings, while focusing on the concerns of investors to the decline in the company's shares in New York Exchange composite trading. Statistical information on the performance of the company's shares; Total profit which the company recorded; Views of analysts pertaining to the company's outlook.

Reports that in an effort to cover changes in its offices and kitchens, a $235 million charge to 1998 second quarter earnings will be taken by McDonald's Corporation. How the 33 cents per share that the charge is expected to equal will affect quarterly results; Reference to the fast-food company's conversion to a made-to-order food-preparation in its 13,000 United States restaurants; Speculation on the impact of the move on McDonald's.

Focuses on decision of McDonald's Corporation to increase its advertising outlays, while looking at the increase in the company's world-wide sales over a period of two years. Increase in McDonald's advertising spending in 1997; Reference to the advertising changes made by McDonald's; Views of experts on the changes; Statistics on the company's advertising spending and its sales.

Reports on the warnings from high technology recruiting company General Employment Enterprises Incorporated, that the firm's earnings for the fiscal second quarter ending March 31, 1998 will be below the 1997 results. Issues contributing to the fallen results; Comments by Herb Imhoff, chairman and chief executive; Details on the financial status of the company.

Provides information on the McDonald's Corporation's fourth quarter earnings, as reported on January 23, 1998. Sum of money recorded in net income; Details on the composite New York Stock Exchange trading; Projections on restaurant expansions.

Reports that Planet Hollywood Incorporated anticipates a loss of $44 million for the fourth quarter of 1997. What is to be blamed for the company's loss; Sum of money appropiated for underperforming assets; Estimated quarterly earnings of the company.

Reports that Tricon Global Restaurants Incorporated of Louisville, Kentucky, will take a $425 million charge in the 1997 fourth-quarter against earnings as it closes several hundred Pizza Huts across the United States. Strategy that the move is part of; Statistical information on the loss that will result from the charge; What the charge reflects.

Highlights how Burger King has emerged as a threat to McDonald's Corp. in 1997. Burger King's comparable sales in 1996 which rose 2.6 percent in the United States; Sales by McDonald's falling by an estimated 3.3 percent; Burger King's advertising of the Whopper which helped it gain a larger share of the adult fast-food market; Burger King's advertising regarding breakfasts; Proposal of steep discounts by McDonald's on its prices.

Reports on the turnaround in sales of the Hostess and Wonder Bread brands since the lines were sold to Kansas City's Interstate Bakeries. The $450 million deal which gave some of the baking industry's most famous brands to a company that was unknown to many investors; Comment on Interstate's profit and its stock; Interstate Chief Executive Charles A. Sullivan who presided over the turnaround; Previous difficulties under Continental Baking.

Questions whether Betty Crocker can help General Mills in the cereal market. The Betty Crocker name, which has been synonymous with desserts, being used by General Mills to introduce Betty Crocker-brand cereals; The annual sales of $1.5 billion, that Betty Crocker accounts for; General Mills hoping to stimulate revenue in the cereal category, where few new cereals have been winners; Its chief rivals, Kellogg Co. and the Post division of Philip Morris.

Reports that pesticide problem is the reason for decline in first quarter earnings by General Mills Inc. Reported earnings for the quarter ended August 28 1994 by General Mills; Suspension of cereal production after discovery of spraying of unauthorized pesticide; Problems with Olive Garden Italian restaurant chain; Implications on sale and profit figures due to pesticide problem.

Discusses the financial owes of McDonald's Corp. in the summer of 1997. Management shakeups which have affected the performance of McDonald's stock; Financial statistics for McDonald's as of September 3, 1997; Examples of product failures which have hurt the company; The sputtering growth for McDonald's in overseas markets; How financial advisers see McDonald's.

Reports on the financial performance of Kellogg Co. for the third quarter of 1996. Earnings per share; Reduction on stock; Shares in composite New York Stock Exchange trading.

Reports on the performance of McDonald's stocks as of September 4, 1996. Debut of McDonald's Arch Deluxe sandwich that has not boosted sales in McDonald's; McDonald's reliance on price discounting; Industry analysts' assessment of McDonald's stock.

Reports on the financial performance of McDonald's Corp. for the second quarter of 1996. Net income; Sales in the United States; Trading of stocks.

Reports on agency Leo Burnett's accounting error concerning client McDonald's advertising budget. McDonald's deficit of $19.7 million; McDonald's failure to meet projections for robust sales in May 1996; Efforts to keep McDonald's clients from going to archrival Burger King; Launch of a mega-campaign tied to the Summer Olympics; Potential reduction of gross rating points.