McDonald&#39;s raises earnings outlook
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OAK BROOK, Ill. - Fast food giant McDonaldâs says earnings this quarter will be better than forecast, thanks to rising sales and a lower tax bill.
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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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McDonald's Corp. shares jumped to a six-year high yesterday after the world's largest fast-food chain raised its annual dividend 49 percent and said it expects to return more cash to shareholders over the next two years.
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New menu items helped lift McDonald&#39;s to a 16th consecutive increase in monthly comparable sales, the fast-food giant said Wednesday, and more sandwiches are on the way.
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McDonaldâs reported a fourth-quarter profit of $1.27 billion on Monday, but warned that sales at restaurants open at least a year were flat last month.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday  said sales at its hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months  rose 5.2 percent in January as strong sales in the United  States and Europe helped it beat some analysts' expectations.
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McDonald's Japan, the nation's largest  fast-food chain, said on Thursday it returned to profit in the  year ended Dec. 31, thanks to sizzling sales and restructuring,  and forecast a further rise in 2005.
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McDonald&#39;s Corp., the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain, said third-quarter profit rose to about 61 cents a share, beating analysts&#39; estimates, on higher sales in the US and a lower tax rate.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Friday as disappointing earnings from McDonald's Corp. MCD.N  offset better-than-expected results from Microsoft Corp.  MSFT.O.
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LOS ANGELES: McDonald&#39;s Corp yesterday raised its annual dividend 38 per cent, a move the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain said is another sign of its revitalisation.
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McDonald&#39;s Corp. (MCD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday raised its annual dividend 38 percent, a move the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain said is another sign of its revitalization.
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CHICAGO - New McDonald&#39;s Corp. chief executive Jim Skinner pledged Friday to maintain and even accelerate the fast-food giant&#39;s recent resurgence with more new products and a continuing focus on restaurant operations.
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McDonald's Corp.  on Friday said sales at its hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months rose 6.2 percent in November as its breakfast offerings and snack wraps brought in customers.
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McDonald's Corp.  on Friday said November sales at hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months rose 6.2 percent, boosting the company's shares to a seven-year high, as Snack Wraps, premium coffee and family game promotions attracted customers.
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McDonald&#39;s Corp. (MCD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said sales at its namesake restaurants open at least 13 months rose 4.2 percent in November as US results were boosted by an &quot;Incredibles&quot; Happy Meal tie-in.
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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.
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McDonald's Corp. rode strong U.S. sales to a 42 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, its fifth straight quarter of increased profits since snapping out of a slump last year.