McDonald's January Sales Top Estimates

Driven by soaring U.S. sales, McDonald's (MCD: 100.18, -0.73, -0.72%) revealed on Wednesday a stronger-than-expected 6.7% leap in global January same-store sales. The world's largest hamburger chain said its system-wide sales climbed 8.4% last month. Global comparable sales, a metric analysts closely follow, rose 6.7% in January, topping forecasts from analysts for 5.9%. Continue reading this article

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