Top 5 Blue Chip Companies To Buy For 2015

Top 5 Blue Chip Companies To Buy For 2015: McDonald's Corporation(MCD)

McDonald?s Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a worldwide foodservice retailer. It franchises and operates McDonald?s restaurants that offer various food items, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated 32,478 restaurants in 117 countries, of which 26,216 were operated by franchisees; and 6,262 were operated by the company. McDonald?s Corporation was founded in 1948 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Patrick Gillespie]

  It could certainly be a big day for Wayne Davis, who earns $8.25 an hour at McDonald's (MCD) in Tampa, Florida. Davis earns 20 cents more than Florida's new minimum wage of $8.05. But workers across the board are likely see a pay bump, labor experts say.

• [By Kathryn Vasel]

  The temporary size limit came at a bad time for McDonald's (MCD).

  The company's global sales dropped 2.2% last month. The Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa market was down 4%, and the company pointed in part to "the ongoing impact of the supplier issue on performance in Japan and China, partly offset by positive performance in Australia."

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