McDonald's raises annual dividend 49 percent
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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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Stocks closed higher on Thursday after a Wall Street analyst said brokerage shares were undervalued and McDonald's Corp. raised its annual dividend by 50 percent.
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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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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&#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's Corp.  on Tuesday reported an 8.1 percent increase in August sales at restaurants open at least thirteen months, helped by new food offerings in the United States and strong demand in Japan, Australia and China.
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McDonald's Corp.  on Friday said sales at restaurants open at least 13 months rose 8.7 percent in May, helped by strong U.S. breakfast sales and improved performance in China.
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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 Wednesday said worldwide sales at its namesake restaurants open at least 13 months rose 3.9 percent in
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McDonaldâs Corp. third-quarter earnings rose a higher-than-expected 42 percent on a preliminary basis, the worldâs largest restaurant chain said on Wednesday, citing strong sales in the United States and a lower tax rate.
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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., 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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MONTREAL (CP) - BCE Inc., a major media company and the parent of a Bell Canada, is increasing its annual common share dividend by 12 cents, or 10 per cent, to $1.32 a share.
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- The Coca-Cola Co.  said it raised its quarterly dividend by 10 percent to 34 cents from 31 cents a share.
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McDonald's Corp.  said on Friday it generated &#36;3.9 billion in cash from its operations in 2004 due to a strong performance from its restaurants open for at least a year.
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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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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...