HAPPY DAYS ARE THERE AGAIN

While it's still in the basement, or at least on the basement steps, McDonald's stock price has inched up over the last couple days, probably because of this news, which investors always seem to love: McDonald's is supposedly about to lay off hundreds of people! First those healthy fries, now this - how can they go wrong? The company states that "McDonald's management team is focused on increasing sales, growing our business and building shareholder value." Right, it's job one!