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McDonald's May Be Cut by S&P Despite Cost Cuts

NEW YORK – Standard & Poor’s said Monday it may lower McDonald’s Corp. (MCD)’s long-term debt ratings because a plan by the world’s largest fast-food chain to close restaurants and cut jobs may not improve its business. S&P said it may cut its “A-plus” rating, its fifth-highest grade, on McDonald’s …

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Ford Drives Auto Stocks Higher

DETROIT – Shares of Ford Motor Co. (F) led auto stocks higher on Monday as the sector rallied on hopes that new U.S. vehicle sales in November will be better than pessimistic forecasts. Shares of Ford rose 67 cents, or 6.56 percent, to close at $10.88 on the New York …

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The Tummy Track

The “tummy time” story in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal is a real hoot. Moms are putting their babies through rug-rat training sessions so they’ll build the upper-body strength needed for head lifting and crawling. In the ’90s, pediatricians told new mothers to put babies to sleep on their backs; it …

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