date:Jul 25, 2012
Results from the world's biggest hamburger chain showed that thesluggish US economic recovery as well as debt woes and belttightening in Europe are pinching even the most resilientrestaurant operators by forcing diners to pull back on spendingfor meals away from home.
We're seeing more markets that are having consumer confidenceissues ... It's a little more than a European cold, if youwould, McDonald's Chief Executive Officer Don Thompson said ona conference call with analysts. Shares in McDona