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In the U.S., McDonald's sales show a level of infrequency in relation to hopes of an

In the U.S., McDonald's sales show a level of infrequency in relation to hopes of an economic recovery.

"At McDonalds' we are seeing some faint signs at times like late-night hours, breakfast, at times we'll see some resurgence there, but again, it's been a little bit of a mixed bag based upon the cycles within what we've seen across the last year," said Thompson.

In Europe, there are obviously struggles in many countries, but Thompson was quick to say that Europe can't be looked at as a whole.

"The U.K. for us, Russia, have been fairly strong markets, but across Europe, you've got a bit of a mixed bag. We don't see that changing economically anytime soon," said Thompson.

In China, business is growing, despite bird flu scares.

"I think China's still a tremendous growth opportunity for us at McDonald's. We have about, last year we opened up about [250] restaurants. You know, our goal is to be somewhere in the 1,700 range, or 2,000 range, actually, by the end of the year," said Thompson.

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U.S. equity futures traded lower in early pre-market trade ahead of the key U.S. first quarter GDP report due out at 8:30 am eastern. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg are expecting a growth rate of 3.1 percent in the first quarter with the range of estimates between

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Wall Street expects Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) to report its Q1 earnings at $0.17 per share on revenue of $318.67 million. Burger King shares rose 1.33% to $18.30 in after-hours trading.

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