mcdonald’s corp mcd stock was up 22 in premarket trades thursday after the fast food giant’s secondquarter profit nearly doubled and beat analyst forecasts the chicagobased company said its profit for the three months ended june 30 jumped to 231 billion or 315 a share from 119 billion or 160 a share in the yearago quarter adjusted profit rose to 317 a share from 255 a share ahead of the analyst estimate of 278 a share revenue increased by 14 to 65 billion ahead of the analyst forecast of 63 billion “while global macroeconomic challenges persist we continue to invest in our growth drivers and our brand to meet the customer needs of tomorrow” said ceo chris kempczinski