McDonald's posted third-quarter revenue of $7.16 billion. The figure arrived without a year-earlier comparison or consensus estimate alongside it, so the growth rate and the beat-or-miss read are not yet established. McDonald's is a Dow component and a widely followed gauge of US consumer spending, which makes the top line a read on restaurant traffic and pricing power as much as on the company itself. Same-store sales, margins and per-share earnings for the quarter are the numbers that complete the picture.
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