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☆ Cramer sees new weight loss drugs as a problem for soft drink and snack giant PepsiCo
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

PepsiCo : The soft drinks and snacks giant reported a mixed quarterly Thursday with a sales miss and an earnings beat. Jim Cramer said Thursday that PepsiCo is in a tough position due to consumers using GLP-1 weight loss drugs to curb appetite. Delta Air Lines : The carrier reported record revenue during its second quarter but a slump in profits, which dragged the stock down more than 5%. Alongside a solid print, the company said it expects record revenue growth for the third quarter on booming summer travel demand. This was a "very surprising" development from the company, Cramer said, given the main use case for aluminum is aerospace, an industry that has been experiencing slower manufacturing of planes as of late.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Cramer, Slim Jim, BoomChickaPop Organizations: CNBC, Club, PepsiCo, Delta Air Lines, Darden, Jefferies, Olive Garden, Alcoa

☆ Thursday’s rapid fire: PepsiCo, Conagra, Delta Air Lines, Darden Restaurants
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThursday’s rapid fire: PepsiCo, Conagra, Delta Air Lines, Darden RestaurantsJim Cramer looks at stocks outside the Investing Club portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: PepsiCo, Delta Air Lines, Darden Locations: Conagra

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Delta Air Lines, Costco Wholesale, Pfizer and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Delta Air Lines — Shares tumbled 9% after the airline issued a lower-than-expected sales growth forecast in the current quarter. Net income also fell 30% in the second quarter despite revenue reaching record highs. Costco Wholesale — Costco shares added nearly 3% after the wholesale club raised its membership fee for the first time since 2017 . Alcoa — The aluminum producer's shares rose 2.7% after releasing preliminary second-quarter results that came in stronger than expectations. MicroStrategy – MicroStrategy shares rose more than 4% after the bitcoin development company announced a 10-for-1 stock split .

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, MicroStrategy, —, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Costco Wholesale, Costco, Pfizer, PepsiCo —, Pepsi, Semiconductor, Darden, Jefferies, Alcoa, FactSet, FactSet . Revenue, Spotify Locations: U.S, Canada, FactSet .

☆ I ordered the same meal at The Capital Grille and LongHorn Steakhouse. The bigger chain definitely offered the better value.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Amena Ahmed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I ordered the same meal at The Capital Grille and LongHorn to see which chain offered the best food. The Capital Grille offered a top-notch dining experience with amazing French onion soup. AdvertisementMany popular chains are owned and operated by the same parent company, but that doesn't mean they're all created equally. Darden Restaurants owns and operates over 1,900 restaurants, including popular chains like Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, and more. I decided to try two of Darden's popular steak-house chains — LongHorn Steakhouse and The Capital Grille — to see which one offered the best value.

Persons: —, Chris Steakhouse Organizations: Service, Darden Restaurants, LongHorn, Business

☆ Top Wall Street analysts favor these dividend stocks for better returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are three attractive dividend stocks, according to Wall Street's top pros on TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Darden RestaurantsThe first dividend stock is Darden Restaurants (DRI), which operates several popular brands in full-service dining, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and Yard House. While Darden exceeded analysts' earnings expectations, its sales slightly missed the Street's consensus amid increased discounting by rivals. Moreover, the company announced a dividend hike of nearly 7%, bringing the quarterly dividend to $1.40 per share. (See International Seaways' Stock Charts on TipRanks)CitigroupFinally, let's discuss this week's third dividend stock, banking giant Citigroup (C).

Persons: Wall, Darden, Peter Saleh, Saleh, TipRanks, Benjamin Nolan, Nolan, INSW, Goldman Sachs, Richard Ramsden, Ramsden Organizations: Darden, Olive Garden, LongHorn, Citigroup, Management, Citi, Services Locations: Olive, Rohnert Park , California

☆ Affordable luxury: Price-conscious Americans are turning to cheaper steakhouses
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

So business is booming at Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse, even as Americans pull back elsewhere. And in the three months through May 26, sales at Longhorn Steakhouse locations open at least 16 months rose 4%. An affordable luxuryWhen it comes to steakhouses, Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse are on the cheaper end, noted Jim Salera, a research analyst at Stephens. Patrons sit at a bar and watch sports at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant in November 2023. “Retail demand has been probably a little bit weaker,” said Michael Bailen, senior director of investor relations at Texas Roadhouse.

Persons: Texas, ”, Jim Salera, Salera, you’re, Peter Saleh, They’ve, Scott Olson, Saleh, Rick Cardenas, It’s, Michael Bailen, ” Bailen, “, ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Texas, Texas Roadhouse, LongHorn, Longhorn, Darden Restaurants, steakhouses , Texas Roadhouse, Stephens, of America, CNN, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Kroger Locations: New York, Texas, Olive, steakhouses , Texas, Skokie , Illinois, . Texas

☆ Diners are ditching pricey fast food for casual-dining chains, CEO of Olive Garden's parent company says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Darden Restaurants CEO Rick Cardenas said there's been a small shift from fast food to casual dining. Several casual chains now offer discounted combo deals to attract diners seeking better value. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementCustomers fed up with increasingly high prices at fast-food restaurants are taking action, and they may be turning to places like Chili's and Applebee's instead. Rick Cardenas, the CEO of Darden Restaurants, said as much during a quarterly earnings call on Thursday.

Persons: Rick Cardenas, there's, —, Darden, Chris Steak Organizations: Darden, Service, Olive Garden, LongHorn, Business Locations: Olive

☆ Olive Garden's parent company says it's luring diners in by not raising prices as much as rivals — even if it's not offering hefty discounts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewOlive Garden's parent company says the Italian chain is bucking industry traffic trends and luring in diners by not raising prices as much as its competitors. Despite this, Olive Garden's same-restaurant sales in the quarter fell by 1.5% year-over-year, Vennam said. Olive Garden's average prices went up by about 1% in the quarter, he said. Olive Garden is planning to increase prices by between 2.5% and 3% over the next year, Vennam said. AdvertisementBut Olive Garden's approach of focusing on low prices generally rather than offering hefty discounts was more sustainable in the long run, he said.

Persons: —, Olive, Olive Garden's, Raj Vennam, Vennam, Rick Cardenas, Chris Steak, Cardenas, Olive Garden Organizations: Service, Darden, Business, LongHorn Locations: Olive

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Gilead Sciences, Accenture, Trump Media, AMD and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Trump Media & Technology Group — After former President Donald Trump's company said on Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission had declared effective Trump Media's registration of additional shares, the stock dropped 13.5%. Super Micro Computer — Shares jumped 5% after Elon Musk said the company will help his AI firm, xAI, build a supercomputer . Winnebago reported $1.13 in adjusted earnings per share on $786 million of revenue for its fiscal third quarter. Commercial Metals — Shares gained 5.6% after the company reported a revenue beat for its third quarter. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had forecasted $1.80 earnings per share and $1.65 billion in revenue.

Persons: lenacapavir, Donald Trump's, Elon Musk, Piper Sandler, Winnebago, FactSet, Heather Balsky, Jabil, LSEG, —, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Lisa Han Organizations: Accenture, Gilead Sciences, Trump Media & Technology, Securities and Exchange Commission, Trump, Darden, Garden, LongHorn, LSEG . Revenue, Winnebago Industries, Bank of America, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Metals, Revenue, KB

☆ Darden beats on earnings, even as Olive Garden, fine-dining sales drag
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as Olive Garden's same-store sales fell for the second consecutive quarter. For fiscal 2025, Darden is forecasting that its same-store sales will grow just 1% to 2%. Darden's overall same-store sales were flat for the quarter, dragged down by weaker-than-expected sales at Olive Garden and its fine-dining restaurants. Last quarter, Olive Garden's same-store sales fell 1.8%, driven by a pullback from low-income consumers. LongHorn Steakhouse, which is overtaking Olive Garden as the gem of Darden's portfolio, was the only segment to report same-store sales growth.

Persons: Olive Garden's, Darden, Chris Steak, Eddie V's, Chris, Ruth's Chris Organizations: Darden, LSEG, Olive, LongHorn Locations: Olive

☆ Why Olive Garden doesn’t want to give discounts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But Olive Garden is holding out. In the quarter ending on May 26, sales at Olive Garden restaurants open at least 16 months dropped 1.5%. Olive Garden has tried to avoid such pushback by keeping its price increases low. “While Olive Garden same restaurant sales were below the industry, same-restaurant guest counts outperformed the industry,” Vennam said. “The way we do it is more sustainable.”Rather than vie for customers with steep discounts, Olive Garden is planning to bring people in by highlighting its regular offerings.

Persons: they’ve, Olive, “ We’re, ”, Rick Cardenas, Olive Garden, Cardenas, Raj Vennam, ” Vennam, Eddie V’s, David Henkes, Technomic, ” Cardenas Organizations: New, New York CNN, Darden, Olive Garden, Olive, LongHorn, Bureau of Labor Statistics, CNN Locations: New York, Applebee’s, Olive Garden’s, Olive

☆ 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday including the latest call on Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Stifel raised its price target on Nvidia to $165 a share from $114, implying nearly 22% upside from Tuesday's close. Keybanc raised its price target on Club holding Meta Platforms to $540 a share from $475, citing a "meaningful uptick" in ad prices. Tesla price target lowered to $227 a share from $293 at RBC Capital, but analysts maintained their outperform rating on the electric vehicle maker's stock. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Stifel, Olive Garden, Piper Sandler, Keefe, Eli Lilly, Tesla, Uber, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Nasdaq, Nvidia, Microsoft, Darden, LongHorn, Honeywell, CAES, Holdings, Accenture, Citigroup, Citi Services, Citi . Club, RBC Capital, RBC, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Fast-food customers are shifting to casual-dining chains, Darden Restaurants CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Casual-dining chains are gaining customers who have grown frustrated with higher fast-food prices, Darden Restaurants CEO Rick Cardenas said on Thursday. Chili's rolled out an ad campaign that calls out the Big Mac and other fast-food burgers for their prices. Dine Brands CEO John Peyton told CNBC in May that Applebee's has been leaning into deals to win over fast-food diners. The overall consumer price index rose 3.3% in that period. In particular, McDonald's has faced backlash from customers, social media users and even House Republicans for its higher prices.

Persons: Rick Cardenas, Darden, hasn't, Brinker, Chili's, John Peyton, Applebee's, Cardenas, McDonald's, Joe Erlinger Organizations: Darden, Brinker International, Dine Brands, CNBC, of Labor, Republicans Locations: U.S

☆ Nvidia swipes the crown from Microsoft — plus, the fuel for Best Buy's latest move higher
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Up next: There's not a whole lot expected to happen on Wall Street over the next 24 hours. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Eaton —, There's, we'll, we're, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, Energy, Boeing, UBS, Accenture, Kroger, Olive Garden, Darden, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Wells, Dover, U.S

☆ Stock futures are little changed ahead of a holiday-shortened trading week: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures were little changed on Sunday evening ahead of a holiday-shortened week. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.03% and 0.1%, respectively. In the week ahead, investors will wonder if that rally can continue, with cracks emerging in the market outlook. This week will be a holiday-shortened week, with markets closed Wednesday for the Juneteenth holiday. Investors are monitoring May retail sales data, due out on Tuesday, as well as home sales and housing starts data later in the week.

Persons: Dow, Shannon Saccocia, CNBC's Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow, Kroger, Darden

☆ America’s top central banker says the job market is back to normal. Is that true?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington CNN —America’s top central banker recently said the job market now looks the way it did before the Covid-19 pandemic drastically upended society. Before the Bell spoke with Julia Pollak, chief economist at jobs site ZipRecruiter, about her views of the job market. Before the Bell: Do you agree with Chair Powell’s view that today’s job market is back to a pre-pandemic normal? Why is the job market slower now? The number of job openings is higher than it was by around 15% or so, but online job postings are actually lower by ZipRecruiter’s count.

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☆ The 4 key things we're watching in the stock market this holiday-shortened week
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Also helping was the 8.5% rally in portfolio heavyweight Nvidia following its 10-for-1 stock split on Monday. Within the Club this week, we heard from Broadcom , which reported strong quarterly results and announced its own 10-for-1 stock split. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

Persons: Economists, Jerome Powell, financials, That's, Here's, FactSet, Lennar, LEN, Jabil, Smith, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Brendan McDermid Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Wednesday, PPI, Apple, Broadcom, Oracle, Adobe, Nvidia, Investors, Housing, Monday, Darden, Olive Garden, Longhorn, U.S, Accenture, Kroger, KR, Wesson, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Federal Reserve, New York Stock Exchange Locations: U.S, Olive, New York City

☆ Cramer's week ahead: A closer look at housing with Lennar and KB Home earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Last night, I bemoaned that there aren't enough stocks that are compelling away from tech," Cramer said. And this week's numbers suggest that higher for longer might be too inflexible a strategy for a suddenly gassed economy." Lennar reports on Monday and KB Home reports on Tuesday. Housing starts data will be released on Thursday, and Accenture , Kroger , Darden and Jabil will report earnings. Cramer said three firms slashed their price targets for Olive Garden parent Darden this week, which usually doesn't bode well for the quarter.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, homebuilders Lennar, Cramer, Antonio Neri, Jensen Huang, Jabil, Kroger hasn't, bode, CarMax Organizations: KB, Citigroup, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Nvidia, Housing, Accenture, Kroger, Darden, Olive Garden, Apple

☆ Investors wonder if tech can keep lifting S&P 500 to new records this summer as some cracks emerge
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street is wondering whether the tech rally that's pushed the S & P 500 through record after record this year can continue, even as some cracks emerge in the market outlook. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500 near record highs A peek inside the major indexes also reveals a similar pattern. Information technology is the best-performing sector in the S & P 500 this week, gaining 6.2%. As it is, the S & P 500 is already above 5,400, having advanced more than 13% this year. Winners and losers market David Miller, investment chief at Catalyst Funds, also said the S & P 500 could end 2024 with a 17% or 18% gain.

Persons: Jeff Klingelhofer, it's, Klingelhofer, Brian Nick, Nick, Dave Sekera, Dave Donabedian, Donabedian, David Miller, Miller Organizations: Nasdaq, Nvidia, Dow Jones, Apple, Thornburg Investment Management, CNBC, Macro, Federal Reserve, Morningstar, CIBC Private Wealth, Catalyst Funds, Microsoft, Google, Visa, MasterCard, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Novo Nordisk, TransDigm, Index, Retail, Manufacturing, Housing, Philadelphia Fed, Kroger, Darden, PMI Locations: U.S, NAHB

☆ The forgotten racial history of Red Lobster
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Red Lobster cultivated Black customers. Red Lobster did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on current customer demographics. Red Lobster was not a “place we frequented a whole lot” in its early days, said Harold Dwight, who graduated two years after Boatwright in 1968. Red Lobster later named one of its signature dishes after King: “Walt’s Favorite Shrimp.” King died last year. Red Lobster brought the “outdoor fried fish experience” indoors, Autry said.

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☆ CNN executive Rachel Smolkin named CEO of Oregon Public Broadcasting
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Rachel Smolkin, a veteran media executive who leads CNN’s global digital news, is departing the network to become the next president and CEO of Oregon Public Broadcasting. OPB called Smolkin a forward-thinking journalist and a strong business strategist who can help lead the 100-year-old public media organization through a difficult environment for the journalism industry – and public media, in particular. “Rachel will advance our work with deep experience in journalism, wide professional networks and adaptive leadership skills.”Smolkin joined CNN in 2014 to lead politics coverage for CNN Digital. Over the past several years, Smolkin’s purview grew to include national, international, business and live news for CNN Digital. Before joining CNN, Smolkin worked at Politico, USA Today and the American Journalism Review.

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☆ A way to profit from a negative reversal in Chipotle if the consumer continues to weaken
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Investors may not have sufficiently accounted for the impact of stretched consumer finances on the discretionary sector. We'll review the dichotomy going on in the consumer discretionary sector and give a bearish trade on an outperforming stock once thought to be immune from some of the pressures. To some extent, the haves and have-nots divide explains the difference between the consumer discretionary stocks that have outperformed versus underperformed this year. Horton, YTD However, two industry groups within the consumer discretionary sector have not followed this pattern to the same degree. The trade: Chipotle The best-performing restaurant in the consumer discretionary sector so far this year is Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) up a market-crushing 36.8%.

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☆ Inflation still serves 'double whammy' to the restaurant business, says former Darden CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInflation still serves 'double whammy' to the restaurant business, says former Darden CEOClarence Otis, former Darden Restaurants CEO, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss consumer behavior at restaurant chains, how restaurants can adapt to the inflationary environment, and more.

Persons: Clarence Otis Organizations: Darden

☆ How a global seafood giant broke Red Lobster
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Former Red Lobster employees say that while the pandemic, inflation and rent costs impacted Red Lobster, Thai Union’s ineptitude was the pivotal factor in Red Lobster’s decline. Kenny criticized Red Lobster employees at meetings and made derogatory comments about them, according to former Red Lobster leaders who worked closely with Kenny. Red Lobster’s annual customer count has dropped by 30% since 2019, Red Lobster said in its bankruptcy filing. Red Lobster employees say they were pressured by Thai Union representatives to buy more seafood from Thai Union. Thai Union representatives also began sitting in on meetings between Red Lobster and seafood suppliers, said one of the former Red Lobster employees who witnessed these conversations.

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☆ How Red Lobster choked on its own Endless Shrimp deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

First, Red Lobster got screwed by private equity. Back in 2014, the Darden restaurant group spun off Red Lobster to a private equity firm. Thai Union, under Kenny’s direction, elbowed out other shrimp suppliers, “leaving Thai Union with an exclusive deal that led to higher costs to Red Lobster,” according to the filing. And if you’re the exclusive provider of shrimp to America’s biggest seafood chain, what’d be better than making that limited-time all-you-can-eat shrimp deal a permanent menu item? The all-you-can-eat shrimp deal alone didn’t doom Red Lobster, but boy did it do some damage at a time when the chain was already buckling.

Persons: Nathaniel Meyersohn, ”, Management wasn’t, Jonathan Tibus, Tibus, Paul Kenny, Kenny Organizations: New, New York CNN, Darden, Management, Thai Union, CNN Locations: New York, foundering, Bangkok, Thai

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