en-us Reuters) - McDonald's Corp MCD Chief Operating Officer Ralph Alvarez, who was widely believed to be in line for the fast-food chain's top job, will retire on December 31 due to health reasons, the company said on Tuesday."Seven orthopedic surgeries and years of chronic pain culminating...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:45:45 -0800 MCD MCD Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:40:50 -0700 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:00:00 -0700 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:59:00 -0700 OMTR OMTR Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:59:59 -0700 UL UL Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:59:59 -0800