Julie Morgan

The U.S.

comparable sales tally was said to be boosted by marketing initiatives, including the Monopoly event and the Grinch meal.

The Big Arch was noted to be a strong menu offering in select markets where it is being tested.

McDonald's plans to keep adding new beverage options after seeing strong results.

On the development front, McDonald's said the chain is still on track for 50,000 global restaurants by the end of 2027.

New restaurant openings were noted to be accelerating.

Apple's iPhone was the only smartphone to see growth in China sales in January, according to CounterPoint Research.

Every major Chinese mobile maker from Huawei Technologies to Xiaomi saw major declines in a market that was down 23% overall.

Bloomberg News reported citing CounterPoint researchers that this was largely due to reduced subsidies and a shift in the timing of the Lunar New Year.

The iPhone 17 lineup, however, helped Apple to 8% growth, raising its share of the market to roughly a fifth, sharing the lead with Huawei Technologies.

Southwest Airlines is teaming up with Starlink.

Southwest will provide its Rapid Rewards members with free Starlink internet connectivity.

The airline plans to integrate the service on more than 300 aircraft by the end of this year.

The first Starlink-equipped aircraft will enter service this summer.

SpaceX-engineered Starlink will deliver Wi-Fi across Southwest's network of 11 countries.

Here's a look at a few other trending articles.

The House votes to end tariffs on Canada as six Republicans defy President Trump.

Cisco projects more than $5 billion in AI orders for fiscal year 26.

And Applovin outlines 5-7% Q1 sequential revenue growth.

By the way, Cisco and Applovin are both on our biggest movers list in negative territory this morning.