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Beat the Credit Crunch at McDonalds...

Who needs professional financial advice and Newsnight pundits... these are the kinds of tips we need to see us through the... more

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5 screwed-up kids' toys from hell

Do you want your child to grow up to be a well-adjusted, emotionally-secure, happy, considerate, compassionate, principled,... more

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McDonald's Sales Increased In October

Consumers around the world who are watching their spending bought more burgers and chicken breakfast biscuits at McDonald's... more

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The 5 worst McCrimes against humanity (and the planet)

McDonalds, the world's largest food chain, is a staggering company. The figures speak for themselves: over 26,500 outlets in... more

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Why Americans are So Large

A funny thing has happened to America’s restaurant appetizers: They’ve started growing bigger than the meals they... more

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WTF is the point!?

A Slam poem that I will be using in trying to get on the slam team for las vegas

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McDonald's non conosce la recessione

Si parla tanto di crisi nei consumi e non, ma il fast food americano per eccellenza non ne è affatto intaccato, anzi: a... more

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man tries to buy mcdonalds with weed. gets arrested.

in vero beach florida a person tried to pay for mcdonalds with weed. mcdonalds called the cops, the guy got arrested.

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Britney McFuneral

The hottest videos from around the world are right here on Current Virals. Today's mix includes a McFuneral, Britney Spears... more

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12-year-old McDonald's hamburger, still looking good

The McDonald's hamburger on the right is from 2008; the one on the left is from 1996. And they both look fairly edible. ... more

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McFuneral

Should've seen it coming.

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McDonald's time limit leads to arrest

16-year old Khiara Young and her friends only went to McDonald's for an after school snack. They didn't know that the... more

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Man Beats Teen Girl Over Who Was First at McDonald's

Los Angeles police are looking for a man who beat up a 16-year-old girl at a McDonald's counter after she complained about... more

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McDonalds wireless hotspots for Nintendo DS

On May 27th Nintendo, in cooperation with McDonalds, started a new wireless information and gaming service in 21 restaurants... more

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McDonald's is making lattes so women can stop pretending to be intelligent?

Woman 1: You know I heard McDonalds is making lattes now. Woman 2: McDonalds? Well that's just...fantastic! W1:... more

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Man eats 23,000 Big Macs

A Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, man has published a book about a 36-year obsession in which he says he devoured 23,000 Big Macs. Don... more

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Grimace gets hungry

Well, what else do you expect this anthropomorphic unidentifiable species to eat?

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HIV-positive gay man sues McDonald's for wrongful termination

A 46-year-old man is suing a McDonald's restaurant in Iowa, for allegedly firing him because he is a gay man with HIV. Daniel... more

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McDonald's Sends Best Employees to the Olympics

If you have been watching the Olympics, you may be familiar with the swimming teams or the volleyball teams. However, you may not... more

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McDonald's Tests Changes In $1 Burger as cost Rise

Oak Brook, Ill. -- McDonald's Corp. is testing modifications to its popular $1 double cheeseburger, and higher prices for the sandwich, as it prepares to change its Dollar Menu by next year.

In an interview, Don Thompson, president of McDonald's U.S. business, said the company has tested ways to make the burger less expensive to make. Some restaurants are selling it with one slice of cheese instead of two, and billing it as a "double hamburger with cheese." Others are offering a double hamburger without cheese. Some are selling the traditional double cheeseburger at prices ranging from $1.09 to $1.19.

Company is also considering expanding what it considers the middle tier of its menu, items ranging from about $1.30 to $2. "We know customers are facing tough times in this economy," Mr. Thompson said.

Launched in 2003, the Dollar Menu has been a key driver of sales at McDonald's 14,000 U.S. restaurants and has helped it ride out dips in consumer spending. But recently, franchisees have complained that the menu has brought too much unprofitable traffic into their restaurants.

The biggest question for the eight-item menu is what to do with the double cheeseburger, considered its anchor. High dairy prices have pushed up the cost of cheese, and McDonald's predicts more pressure because its beef costs will be higher this year. Mr. Thompson said if McDonald's moves the double cheeseburger off that menu, there would still be some type of $1 burger.

Internal sales documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show that, as of late June, sales of the chain's lattes, cappuccinos and other espresso drinks were off their peak in several main markets where they're being sold. Mr. Thompson said "the numbers really don't tell the story."

Lower-priced beverages, including $1.89 iced coffee and a $1 fountain-drink and sweet-tea promotion, have pulled some sales away from the espresso drinks, which range from about $2 to $3. That was something the company hadn't anticipated, he said.

McDonald's overall beverage expansion, adding espresso drinks, smoothies, cold tea, bottled drinks and ice-blended coffee beverages at U.S. locations, is on track to exceed the company's goal of adding $125,000 a year in sales per restaurant, even though it doesn't yet have national advertising behind it, Mr. Thompson said. He sees McDonald's target of the drinks adding $1 billion a year to the company's sales as "definitely achievable." The rollout will be complete at the end of 2009.

Oak Brook, Ill. -- McDonald's Corp. is testing modifications to its popular $1 double cheeseburger, and higher prices for the... more