Company
McDonald's
- Episodes
- 7
- Share
- 0.7%
- Shows
- 7
- Net sentiment
- −0.20
Down from 1.1% of episodes in the weeks before; net sentiment was −0.55.
Bullish 1Mixed 2Neutral 2Bearish 2
3 weeks
Share of each week's episodes naming it, and net sentiment.
0%2%4%
Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5
Net sentiment
−10+1
Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5
The episodes that named it
Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between on McDonald's. Longest episodes first.
Bearish 2
- Its AI pricing tool across 14,000 locations faces backlash and antitrust scrutiny.Walmart and McDonalds defend dynamic pricing. · Elon Musk Podcast · Oct 5
- Faces a lawsuit alleging AI pricing tool enables coordinated price increases among franchisees.#43 - Burgers, Acne Cream and Nuclear Power: AI Walks Out of the Lab · AI Neanderthal by Malcolm Werchota · Oct 8
Mixed 2
- Drive-thru ad test is smart and low-cost, but reaching a $1 billion ad goal looks difficult.McDonald's Supersizes Its Ads, Walmart Lights Up & DoorDash Widens Its Mall Base | Fast Five · Omni Talk Retail · Oct 7
- Denies AI sets prices, yet Reuters reported an AI pricing engine and an antitrust suit followed.Cornell’s Reckoning, Algorithmic ‘Gouging’ · Communication Breakdown · Oct 8
Neutral 2
- Mentioned as spending billions to renovate restaurants, with no investing view given.#120 Are people getting tired of being online? Public school enrollment is dropping. · The Revenge Bros Podcast · Oct 8
- Uses an AI pricing engine for store-level menu prices, drawing scrutiny over deviations.Usage-Based AI Pricing: Why MSPs Must Own Consumption Records Before Renewals · Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights · Oct 6
Themes, sentiment and reasons are AI-written paraphrases, checked so they never quote an episode. They may contain errors. Not investment advice. Episodes remain the property of their creators.
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