McDonald's Quarterly Net Income Up 42 Pct
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday  said quarterly net income rose 42 percent, in line with a  higher-than-expected forecast the company gave last week,  helped by strong sales in the United States and a tax benefit.
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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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McDonald's Corp.  on Friday said global sales at its hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months rose 6.2 percent in November as its Snack Wraps and promotions with family games such as Monopoly brought in customers.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said on Friday  it generated $3.9 billion in cash from its operations in 2004  due to a strong performance from restaurants open for at least  a year.
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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.  said on Monday  it expects to report quarterly earnings of 71 cents per share  before costs related to the sale of businesses in Latin  America, above Wall Street expectations.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday  posted a 42 percent rise in quarterly net income on the  strength of its U.S. turnaround, but the company said sales in  Europe are weak and laid out plans to revitalize that market.
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Stocks edged higher at the opening on   Tuesday, helped by a stronger-than-expected rise in same-store   sales at McDonald's Corp. MCD.N and unexpectedly good results   from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N.
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Shares of McDonald's Corp. MCD.N  rose nearly 2 percent on Tuesday as investors bet that the  second change in the restaurant chain's top post this year  would not threaten its nearly two-year-old turnaround.
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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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Switching focus to a new menu helped boost sales and earnings at McDonald's, the fast food giant says.
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McDonald&#39;s Corp has raised its annual dividend 38 per cent to 55 US cents from 40 cents, with the total payout worth nearly $US690 million ($A993.
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OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald&#39;s Corp. raised its annual dividend 38 percent to 55 cents from 40 cents, with the total payout worth nearly $690 million.
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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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Shares of McDonald&#39;s Corp. rose about 1.5 percent Tuesday as investors bet that the turnover in the restaurant chain&#39;s top post announced late Monday would not interrupt the progress of a nearly two-year-old turnaround.
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U.S. stocks looked to open higher on  Wednesday, as McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said  third-quarter  earnings rose sharply, while quarterly reports from Intel Corp.  INTC.O and Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O pleased Wall Street and lifted  technology shares.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Friday  reported higher quarterly earnings on strong U.S. sales of  products like its new Chicken Selects fried chicken strips,  though changes in the way it accounts for leases trimmed  results.