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• McDonald’s reported that its third-quarter profit rose to $1.07 billion, from $843.3 million a year earlier. Q3 revenue rose 7 percent to $5.90 billion.

Same-store sales rose 11.4 percent in the quarter in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa business, compared to a 5.1 percent increase in the United States and 6.5 percent in Europe.
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