Stephan's Thursday Picks

• How IKEA chopped, hollowed out, and flattened its furniture to cut costs (WSJ)
• Whatever happened to Beyond Meat (FT)
• McDonald's diners push back against cost increases in some markets, CEO says (CNBC)
• The crunch on global economic profit (McKinsey)
• McDonald's PepsiCo, GM flex their pricing power (WSJ)