David E. Tarantino

Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ: PNRA) plan to boost its buyback authorization by 25 percent helped drive its share up 11 percent Thursday, getting a generally warm reaction from analysts. The chain changed hands recently at $182.75, up 11.5 percent. Prior to Wednesday's announcement, which included news...

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) shares could continue to be volatile as the company faces a slowdown in growth, an analyst said Thursday. The Denver-based company, up 0.48 percent recently at $680.88, is off more than 4 percent since February, when it forecast 2015 same-store sales growth...