McDonald's Menu Gets Hit by Labor Costs

The fast-food giant passed the costs along to customers.

McDonald's Leaves Investors Hungry for Growth

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Call it a McMicrocosm.

McDonald’s Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings report served up a tantalizing taste of a trend the Federal Reserve thinks will be super-sizing across the U.S.: a tightening job market translating into a pick-up in inflationary pressures.