OAK BROOK, Ill. — A Monopoly promotion and strong sales of core menu items like the Big Mac helped push a key revenue figure up 5.6 percent in the U.S. for McDonald’s Corp. during October. The world’s biggest hamburger chain ...

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NEW YORK — Burger King is introducing nine new breakfast items, including blueberry biscuits and pancake platters, and planning a major breakfast marketing blitz — all with an eye toward eating up some of McDonald’s morning business. The chain said ...

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CHICAGO — Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation’s perennially No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday that it is selling itself to little-known private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion. Its shares soared to an 18-month ...

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CHICAGO — Burger King Holdings Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income fell nearly 17 percent as sales slipped and costs for ingredients and packaging climbed. The fast-food chain said Tuesday that it earned $49 million, or 36 cents per share during the ...

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