Business Beat for Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014

By sarahtr

Pizza Hut believes its restaurant revamp that doubled menu options will lead to a record-setting day for the brand. [Entrepreneur]

The legions of people who love McDonald’s french fries now have a novel way to protect their stash of crispy, golden goodness.

Boeing Co. is making its archive of aerospace photos and videos available to the public.

Motorola Mobility can’t use U.S. antitrust law to sue on behalf of foreign units that claim they were victims of price fixing. [Bloomberg]

Chicago-based container maker Berlin Packaging announced plans to hire 100 people across the U.S. in 2015.

The Mexican quick-service chain expects to open at least eight restaurants in the Chicago area beginning in summer 2016.

Twitter said it is now tracking what other apps its users have installed on their mobile devices so it can target content and ads to them better.

Super Bowl XLIX is still more than two months away, but Pepsi is drumming up an audience for the halftime show.

The FTC approved Medtronic’s $42.9 billion acquisition of Covidien after the medical device maker agreed to sell a catheter business.

The U.S. stock market eked out another record close Wednesday as investors assessed the latest reports on the economy and some corporate earnings.

The U.S. on Wednesday threatened fines and legal action if air bag maker Takata Corp. doesn’t agree to a nationwide recall.

Unemployment rates have reached six- or seven-year lows in most metro areas, the Department of Employment Security said Wednesday.

The world’s biggest farm equipment supplier says its annual net income will drop about 40 percent in its new fiscal year.

Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi says he expects the oil market to “stabilize itself,” suggesting the Saudis will not back calls for cutting output.

Greater optimism about income growth and future spending pushed U.S. consumer sentiment to a fresh 7-year high in November.

It’s a battle of PINs vs signatures. Riverwoods-based Discover accuses Visa of offering incentives to merchants to choose Visa’s network.

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