Real-estate trust Vornado buys stake in McDonald's (Chicago Sun-Times)

Real-estate trust Vornado buys stake in McDonald's (Chicago Sun-Times)
A day after McDonald's Corp. CEO Jim Skinner denied speculation the fast-food chain might spin off some of its real-estate holdings to boost its stock value, Vornado Realty Trust disclosed that it had acquired a 1.2 percent stake in the company.