It is quite a different story we hear here in NZ.
McDonald is reportedly doing quite well~
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080128/8/3rip.html
CHICAGO (AFP) - Global fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. on Monday announced that its fourth-quarter profit rose by a more-than-expected 1.27 billion dollars.
The Oakbrook, Illinois-headquartered firm said its profit was bolstered by slightly higher US sales, and as food sales across Asia/Pacific, the Middle East and Africa rocketed by 11.4 percent at comparable stores from the same quarter of 2006.
Overall revenues for the October-December quarter rose six percent to 5.75 billion dollars as same-store sales around the globe increased 6.7 percent.