OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - McDonald's is reporting second-quarter earnings of $1.4 billion.
The company had profit of $1.70 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.73 per share, easily surpassing Wall Street's per-share forecast of $1.62, according to a poll by Zacks Investment Research.
Revenue at the world's biggest hamburger chain was $6.05 billion, also beating expectations.
Shares of McDonald's Corp. have climbed 25 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen 10 percent. The stock has climbed 18 percent in the last 12 months.
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