Market Currents

• Tuesday, August 26, 2008

• 10:48 AM Darden Restaurants (DRI) is down 15%. It cut its 2009 outlook, saying its previous forecast was overly optimistic. Darden and its peers (RUTH, MSSR, RRGB...) are taking it on both cheeks: Higher food prices, and tighter-fisted diners. Comment!