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• McDonald’s reported fourth quarter net income of $608 million, a 53 percent increase from the $398 million reported during the same period a year ago. Revenue for the quarter was up four percent to $5.23 billion.

For the year, McDonald’s reported net income of $2.6 billion, up 14 percent from $2.3 billion in 2004. Annual revenue was up seven percent to $20.5 billion.
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