There's a growing gap between rising restaurant prices and falling grocery costs. This sticker shock is being blamed by Wendy's and other restaurants for causing a slowdown in sales.
Google parent company Alphabet recently hit an all-time high. It may not be as sexy a company as Facebook or Amazon, but Google still has a lot of momentum, users and a top notch CFO in Ruth Porat enforcing more financial discipline.
Gurbaksh Chahal, the tech wunderkind who got fired from his CEO job for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, has managed to avoid jail so far. But that could change on Friday.
Nike must prove to Wall Street that its recent slump in the U.S. will be short-lived -- and that it can stay on top in China despite homegrown competition. Nike now has a global stage for its brand thanks to its Olympics sponsorship.
