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A Trip to CosMc’s, McDonald’s New Space-Themed Takeout Chain
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A Trip to CosMc’s, McDonald’s New Space-Themed Takeout Chain

By Heather Haddon | Photography by Lucy Hewett for The Wall Street Journal BOLINGBROOK, Ill.—CosMc’s has landed, but visiting now may take a few eons.McDonald’s new restaurant concept is drawing long lines of curiosity seekers since it opened in this Chicago suburb last weekend. The space-themed brand is the fast-food giant’s first new U.S. restaurant concept in its more than 60-year history, designed to deliver a beverage-heavy menu through takeout-focused locations built with multiple drive-throughs.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Chicken Nuggets in Reusable Bowls? McDonald’s Isn’t Lovin’ It
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Chicken Nuggets in Reusable Bowls? McDonald’s Isn’t Lovin’ It

PARIS—A McDonald’s on a buzzy boulevard here offers a glimpse of what the future of serving fast food could look like. The burger giant doesn’t like what it sees.For those dining in, french fries are served in durable red containers, soda is dispensed into clear washable glasses and chicken nuggets come in hard plastic white bowls. When customers are finished eating, they are asked to drop the containers into a bin to be washed, dried and reused.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Searching for CosMc’s: Investors, Consumers Look for Details on New McDonald’s Brand
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Searching for CosMc’s: Investors, Consumers Look for Details on New McDonald’s Brand

Investors and diners are on the lookout for an orange, fast-food-loving alien, and what he may mean for the future of McDonald’s. CosMc is the name of the character, who has featured in past McDonald’s ads, and it is also the name of a new restaurant concept that McDonald’s executives have teased in recent months. In July, the company described it as a smaller-scale restaurant, with locations soon to open in a handful of areas. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Stocks Bounce Back Ahead of Packed Week of Economic News
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Stocks Bounce Back Ahead of Packed Week of Economic News

Stocks posted solid gains Monday ahead of this week’s central-bank meetings, jobs data and a highly anticipated borrowing announcement from the Treasury Department.Bouncing back from a difficult week when the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite entered into corrections—or declines of 10% from their recent peaks—all three major indexes gained more than 1%, powered in large part by a rebound in shares of large technology companies.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8