McDonald’s is one of the most mentioned companies in the U.S. across all news items in the last 12 hours, according to Factiva data. While price increases and promotions helped U.S. sales in the fourth quarter, executives said the Israel-Hamas war continues to affect international business. Global same-store sales rose 3.4% in the quarter, compared with the 4.7% gain expected by analysts polled by FactSet. Dow Jones & Co. owns Factiva.