It looks like were looking at a lower open for the dow. As for the action in europe, really, the action focuses on italy where theres an impending political regime change. More on that in just a moment. The road map starts at the golden arches. Mcdonalds blowing out expectations for november sales after the dismal drop in the month of october. Hoping to fuel the rise, the bacon onion cheddar sandwich. Theres one thing for certain, taxes on top earners are going up. Turmoil in italy. Berlusconi throws his hat in the ring. Retail Sales Numbers out of china, hoping the economy is in fact on an upswing. Apple, enthusiasm. Jeffreys trimming its price target to 800 from 900, as apple shares do trade lower in the premarket. Well start with mcdonalds, posting better than expected november samestore sales, global comps up 2. 4. U. S. Samestore sales up 2. 5, offered by breakfast offerings, including that cheddar bacon onion sandwich, as melissa mentioned. Jim . People are saying the u. S. Maybe