pritchard says it can't do both. josh lipton, "nightly business report," silicon valley. >>> besides microsoft, one of the few dow components ending higher today was mcdonald's. even after reporting a sales decline last quarter. but there's a lot more cooking at the world's biggest burger chain. sarah eisen has the story. >> reporter: a challenging year. that's how mcdonald's ceo don thompson is describing 2013. the fast food giant struggling with the the wobbly global economy but also making some mistakes of its own on menus and pricing. since thompson took the reins about 18 months ago the stock has only risen 8%. whyte while the broader market is up 37% in that period. that disappointing performance is being driven by weaker sales, especially in the united states. and for the year, total sales were only 2% higher than last year. mickey d's has been trying to beef up its menu options to draw customers, introducing mighty wings, the new dollar menu and more. but so far, they've been a flop. and competition from smal

pritchard says it's waning in relevance, fewer using pcs.e device, smartphones, tablet, are growing rapidly. microsoft is moving hard into the mobile market buying nokia's business for $7.4 billion, but it's struggling today. nokia reported sales at its device business dropped 29%. pritchard thinks the more successful strategy for microsoft to pare back efforts, get out of phones and tax and focus instead on enterprise opportunities. rick cherilyn agrees with pritchard that microsoft needs to rethink its business model but the most important question is who is going to be the next ceo. only an outside here has the courage and self-confidence to stand up to steve bomber and the board can fix microsoft, he says. sue, back to you. >> josh, thank you. >>> so where do the analysts on. street stand on microsoft stock ahead of the earnings today? there are ten buys, or overweights. no sells. 21 holds. or underweights. ty? >> all right. you know, crack in the glass, your apple i-phone is one thing. but crack in the glass of an apple store, quite ano

pritchard says it's "waning in relevance" as fewer consumers are using pcs.ngs tacts, of course, growing rapidly. microsoft is muving hard into the mobile market, buying nokia's device business for $7 billion, but that business is struggling. today nokia reporting that sales add its device business dropped nearly 30%. pritchard thinks the more successful strategy, for microsoft to pare back windows efforts, get out of consumer businesses and focus on enter fries opportunities. back to you. >> josh, thank you. >>> again, those numbers after the bell. a big one. >>> still ahead, hitting on cement, banks and beer. they have to do the country that is next as part our mint emerging market series. >>> and justin bieber taking on the law. will a drunk driving arrest but the brakes on his maeg georgia brand? >> he's a brand? >> he's a brand. it and such. works for me. turn to the camera. ah, actually i think my eyes might ha... next! digital insurance id cards. just a tap away on the geico app. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows