More and more businesses are discovering that if they lower prices, consumers like that.

From Marketplace, I'm Sabri Beneshore, in for David Brancaccio.

PepsiCo last month cut prices on its snacks.

McDonald's has been cutting prices, too, and says it's paying off.

Yesterday, the company released better than expected results for the tail end of 2025. Marketplaces Nancy Marshall Ganser reports.

McDonald's started offering extra value meals last September, which include a sandwich,

medium fries, and a drink. The chain also lowered the prices of some of its combo meals last

fall. CEO Chris Kempinskiinsky says McDonald's attracted more consumers

with incomes of $45,000 a year or less. The company says same store sales were up almost 7%

in the U.S. over the last three months of 2025. That is partly because sales were bouncing back from a

2024 E. coli outbreak, but McDonald's also

credits the lower prices and promotions like its Grinch Meal.

I'm Nancy Marshall Genser for Marketplace.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday said the U.S. gained about 900,000 fewer jobs last

year than it initially thought. It also reported that in January,

the U.S. gained 130,000 jobs, which is solid. Let's get into it with Diane Swank. She's chief

economist at the Audit Tax and Advisory firm, KPMG. Good morning, Diane. Good morning.

The revisions to last year's data were huge.

Have they fixed whatever made them so off?

It could get revised later.

The problem is the balance between the accuracy of the data and the timeliness of the data

and the rush to get out.

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