Mark Schlarbaum China Yum

China Yum Brands beat Street estimates

Yum China reports earnings beat, shares soar on improved KFC, Pizza Hut sales Investors ate up shares of Yum China. Share prices spiked 9.16 percent higher on Thursday, a day after the Chinese spinoff from U.S.-based Yum Brands reported quarterly earnings that beat Street estimates. Yum China said it had first-quarter adjusted earnings of 44 cents per share, topping a …