Americans aren't spending like they used to, and it's forcing a reckoning for companies from Starbucks to Whirlpool

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Shoppers browse at Wayfair's first store in Chicago
Slowing consumer spending is showing up in earnings reports from McDonald's to Mondelez.

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That $5 McDonald's value deal might not be cheap enough

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McDonald's is extending its $5 value meal promotion beyond July.

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Here's why McDonald's $5 deal has customers hungry for the Golden Arches again

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McDonald's franchisees are upset by new royalty hike
Most McDonald's restaurants are extending the $5 meal deal that the fast-food chain started offering in June.

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I ordered the same meal at McDonald's and Red Robin. The winning burger was only $4 more and far superior.

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I order cheeseburgers and fries from McDonald's (left) and Red Robin (right).

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Fast-food chains are competing to offer cheaper meals. From McDonald's to Del Taco, here are the best deals.

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The Burger King logo is seen at its fast food restaurant branch in Danville, Pennsylvania
Burger King and McDonald's are both offering $5 meal deals for a limited period.

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McDonald's $5 meal deal is working, and it shows how hungry diners are for value deals

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A woman ordering from fast-food restaurant on a digital screen.

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I drove to Chicago to try out McDonald's little-known CosMc's test location. Dunkin Donuts should be on alert.

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CosMc's drive-thru restaurant in Bolingbrook, Illinois
I visited the first CosMc's in Chicago.

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Here are the restaurants that raised menu prices in California, from Chick-fil-A to McDonald's

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Lexington, Minnesota, Now hiring sign at McDonalds, July 2021
California franchisees who run restaurants from McDonald's to Vitality Bowls have passed higher wage costs to consumers.

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30 products that haven't been around for as long as you'd think

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An iPhone in 2007.

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The $5 McDonald's meal may be making a grand comeback — but only for a month

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McDonald's double cheeseburger with fries and drink.

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