McDonald's raises annual dividend by 50 percent
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McDonald's Corp.  on Wednesday raised its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a plan to return up to $17 billion to shareholders through 2009, sending its shares up more than 2 percent in extended trade.
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OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald&#39;s Corp. said Wednesday it expects to earn 61 cents per share in the third quarter, helped by a lower tax rate and increased sales worldwide.
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McDonald&#39;s Corp. (MCD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday raised its annual dividend by 38 percent, a move the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain said is another sign of its revitalization.
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CHICAGO - McDonald's Corp. said Wednesday its third-quarter profits will come in well above Wall Street estimates, reflecting a sales resurgence in its U.S...
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Men's Wearhouse Inc. on Wednesday raised its quarterly dividend by a penny to 6 cents per share and posted higher quarterly net income thanks to an extra week in the quarter, compared with a year earlier and a tax-related gain.
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The General Electric Company raised its quarterly dividend yesterday to 28 cents a share from 25 cents, in a move aimed at adding bolstering its lackluster share price.
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Stocks jumped on Thursday, boosted by a brokerage recommendation of General Motors Corp.  and news of a 50 percent dividend increase from McDonald's Corp. .
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McDonald's Corp., the world's No. 1 hamburger chain, said Monday its fourth-quarter profit climbed 3 percent due to income tax benefits and yet another period of strong sales at stores open at least a year.
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McDonald's Corp , the world's largest restaurant chain operator, posted higher quarterly profit on Monday, helped by a tax benefit, despite sluggish sales at U.S. restaurants
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Wednesday   raised its annual dividend 49 percent to $1 a share as the   world's largest restaurant companies push to return more cash   to shareholders.
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McDonald&#39;s Corp.  on  Wednesday raised its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a  plan to return up to $17 billion to shareholders through 2009,  sending its shares up more than 2 percent in extended trade.
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Sales at U.S. restaurants open at least 13 months increased 7.2 percent from a year earlier, Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's said in a statement.
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McDonald&#39;s (MCD) third-quarter earnings rose a higher-than-expected 42% on a preliminary basis, the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain said Wednesday, citing strong sales in the United States and a lower tax rate.
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McDonald's Corp , the world's  largest fast-food chain, said on Friday that sales at  restaurants open at least 13 months rose 5.7 percent globally  in January, but sales growth in the U.S. lagged.
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London Stock Exchange Group Plc forecast  a big rise in third-quarter earnings and pledged to raise its  full-year dividend at least 50 percent as it reiterated its  opposition to a 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid  from U.S. rival Nasdaq .
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McDonald&#39;s (MCD:NYSE - news - research) raised its annual dividend by 38% to 55 cents Tuesday, enhancing the yield over an already reasonably priced stock that could benefit from steady earnings growth over the next several years.
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McDonald&#39;s third-quarter earnings rose a higher-than-expected 42 percent, the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain says, citing strong sales in the United States and a lower tax rate.