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mcdonald's are holding investor days next week. 'll he the companies' outlook for 2024. my next guest says domino's will focus on lalty and th dwth and corporate structure. upside of 10% in both stocks. brian harper is here. brian, good toee you. welcome. >> thanks, kelly, for ving me. >> i have some giant chicken nuggets overy shoulder, bu it's going tbe about mcdonald's and domino's next week. by the way, do you cover wendy's given what just happened there whether there might be an activist shakeup? >> we do cover wendy's. fundamentally, i think we've been a bit more cautious on wendy's relative to mcdonald's. i think when monald's is kind of squeeze some of the s competitorlike wemdndy's. i'm not sure how that whole activist situation shakes out. >> nor does anyone else. interesting that you said mcdonald's is performing quite well. what are the numbers that back that up and why is that? >> if you look at their same-store sales growth, as well as outside the u.s., it's been double digits recently. they had previously delivered positive traffic growth in the early part of this year. i think what really is working for them is

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next, mcdonald's is making big changes to its burgers, dozens of changes. >> the wall street journal reports mickey d'snts for about six years and now it's making more than 50 changes to its burgers, everything from how they're cooked to the thickness of the bread roll. finally who says congress can't come together? senator rand paul, who is a doctor, jumped into action performing the heimlich maneuver on iowa senator joni ernst after she started choking at a republican party lunch. >> funny enough, ernst actually chose the menu. it was steak from the iowa cattlemen's association. >> glad she's okay. top >> glad she's okay. top headlines next. rsv is out there. for those 60 years and older protect against rsv with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients. those with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine. the most common side effects are injection site pain, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and joint pain. i

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d commercials back in the late '80s. reihan will you be driving through mcdonald's version of starbucks? >> i am sorry to say that someone without a driver's license, i will have to rollerblade in and i will have to move swiftly as they try to chase behind me. i've never driven. i never will. my poor suffering wife is the one who carries me around. and you know, i got to say, just this is an offense against nondriving americans. >> nay, nay, nay. >> kara? >> i know you know how to drive. >> the other day, i followed you last week, out of the garage, and you left me in the dust. you drive -- >> my electric car. >> yes. >> so will you be drive through cosmc's. >> i like mcdonalds. i love mcdonalds's. i will try it. i don't know who the character is, the 19 6 0s os whatever, it is all sweet drinks and ridiculous things. >> is mckinney's coffee good? >> yes, it is okay. it's okay. >> i have to make a confession. he doesn't drive. i don't drink coffee. >> all right. >>> finally, the hot holiday toy this season that has people door busting to cvs thanks to tiktok videos like this. >> look! >>

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