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These should be exciting times for Wendy's: It has revamped its burgers, spun off Arby's, expanded back into Japan, and is going to take another crack at the breakfast game. But despite all that, its share price is around the cost of its value meals, and that's unlikely to change.

Wall Street can be fickle, leaving investors scratching their heads in bewilderment. Some of last week's biggest surprises, blunders, and flat-out bone-headed moves included Morgan Stanley's downgrading of Google, another step toward a LivingSocial IPO, and irrational exuberance with respect to Wendy's stock.

Wendy's/Arby's Group said Monday that it will sell a majority stake in its struggling Arby's brand to a private equity firm. The move marks the end of a short-lived union between the two fast-food chains, and represents a role reversal.

Fast-food restaurants appear to have put the worst of the downturn behind them, but new industrywide challenges have emerged for 2011. That got us wondering if there's fast money to be made in fast-food stocks -- or if shares are too hard to swallow at current levels. [Video]

Wendy's/Arby's Group, the third-largest U.S. fast food company, said Thursday it is considering selling the Arby's chain to focus on the Wendy's brand. Arby's is the second-largest quick-service sandwich chain in the U.S., but its performance lagged behind Wendy's during the downturn.

Rising beef and bacon costs are creating uncertainty between the buns and on the bottom line for Arby's and Wendy's, signaling that menu prices might go up at the aligned fast food outlets -- and perhaps elsewhere. Combined with lingering unemployment, the situation is creating a recipe that is...

Go to an Arby's on Monday, July 5, for a free Junior Deluxe Sandwich -- a new item on the value menu not officially available until next week. Buy any drink, excluding coffee and value drinks, to get the freebie. The sandwiches will be available any time of day. The Junior Deluxe Sandwich has...

Looking for more dollar options for lunch? Arby's recently launched a $1 menu featuring the chain's signature items such as oven-roasted, freshly sliced roast beef sandwiches, curly fries and Jamocha shakes. The company said it will refresh the dollar menu periodically to showcase seasonal...

Would you eat chicken imported from China? Overwhelmingly, 96% of WalletPop readers say they wouldn't touch the stuff. Now that a 2004 ban on chicken imported from China has been lifted, it could be awfully tempting for some of America's favorite fast-food chains to buy the cheap meat. We asked...

Anyone who's ever tried to grab lunch in a pinch knows how exasperating it can be, especially if it involves fast food at a drive-through window. But for customers of Chick-fil-A, the experience is routinely a satisfactory one, according to the latest rankings by an industry publication. The...