Fast-Food Indicators Point Toward Penny-Pinching
Spending less on lunch is one way Americans cope with economic uncertainty. Plus: The unfulfilled promise of electric pickups.
A McDonald's restaurant in Richmond, California, last month.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergHere’s something to chew on over today’s desk salad. As restaurant-chains reporter Daniela Sirtori covered second-quarter earnings, she noticed a trend: Diners are cutting back. Here’s what that might mean for fast food and beyond. Plus: Electric pickups aren’t the draw automakers hoped for, and more Americans are getting priced out of homeownership.
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