McDonald's posted adjusted earnings of $2.95 per share on $6.41 billion in revenue. Analysts had expected earnings of $2.82 per share and $6.45 billion in revenue, according to LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Analysts polled by FactSet forecast earnings of $2.30 per share on $8.9 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter. The company posted adjusted earnings of 69 cents per share on revenue of $13.32 billion. Caterpillar reported adjusted earnings of $5.23 per share on revenue of $17.07 billion.

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