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McDonald’s (MCD) Stock Shrugs Off U.S. Stumbles As Cash Flow Holds
McDonald's stock added 2.1% today, a calm move for a company that just posted one of its more emotionally charged quarters in years. The market appears to be latching onto a clean headline: basic earnings per share came in at US$3.32 and global same restaurant sales grew 1.3%. The real story is a profit engine that still throws off cash while U.S. execution missteps stir anxiety.
For now, investors are treating this as a fixable margin and traffic wobble rather than a broken profit model. The...