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CHICAGO (AP) _ McDonald's Corp. (MCD) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.9 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had net income of $2.59.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.46 per share.
The world's biggest hamburger chain posted revenue of $5.93 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.7 billion.
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