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The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy	Fool on the Street: Sonic Speaks Up Investors, this is a company with a sound strategy to maintain its success, through both a highly differentiated product and its ability to increase profitability.
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The Motley Fool January 4, 2008 Todd Wenning	Happy Hour at Sonic Sonic reported generally positive first-quarter results; the stock was up as much as 5% in after-hours trading.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2004 Phil Wohl	Sonic Drives in Results Restaurant chain carves its own fast-food niche.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is Applebee's Slimming Down? November same-store sales at Applebee's improve, but signs are still slow. Given the uncertainty surrounding guest traffic and same-store sales, for the time being, it seems like a better time to watch the industry carefully than to gobble up shares.
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The Motley Fool March 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Sonic Skates to Solid Quarter Looking beneath Sonic's justifiable special items yields better-than-expected results for investors.
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The Motley Fool April 13, 2005 Alyce Lomax	McDonald's Merry March Investors cheer a merry outlook at McDonald's.
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