He says he is thrilled to death, sarcastically. Payingas talking about the penalty options. I did not think that was a joke. Were going to be all over that, as i mentioned. Mcdonalds is reporting their november sales. Alix steel is in the newsroom with more. We know they had a tough time in october. N did not seem to fare better. Globally, sales rose about 5 10 of one percent. That is shy of estimates. It does not look too bad. Behind the numbers, they were down 8 10 of one percent. They are seeing a steep decline. They cite competition and flat industry trends. They get 32 of their revenue from the u. S. They have a 19 market share, so this is a big hit. Offsetting the loss is europe, which is up 1. 9 . That is good news. Duenald says that is partly to strong sales in the u. K. And france. Germany was slightly negative. They are the strongest economy in the eu. Down in asiapacific were two percent, mostly because of japan. They sell their largest decline since february. Long return an