McDonald's would open and renew thousands of restaurants this year

McDonald's quarterly revenue grew only slightly in the last quarter of 2013: It was 7.09 billion USD after the 6.95 billion USD of a year earlier.

According to the statement of the company, released on Thursday, the company’s profit per share for the fourth quarter of 2013 was 1.4 USD, compared with the 1.38 USD per share of the fourth quarter of 2012. The profit thus increased by just under 1 percent in a year, but by excluding the impact of currency fluctuations its was still only 2 percent. (MTI)