McDonald's global same-store sales outpace U.S.
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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.  said on Friday November same-store sales at its hamburger restaurants 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&#039;s Corp.  on Monday  posted preliminary second-quarter earnings that topped  analysts&#039; expectations as June sales at stores open at least 13  months rose 5.9 percent.
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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 restaurant chain operator, posted higher quarterly profit on Monday, helped by a tax benefit, but said sales were flat in December at U.S. restaurants open at least 13 months.
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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.  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.
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New menu items helped lift McDonald&#39;s Corp. to a 16th consecutive increase in monthly comparable sales, and the fast-food giant has more sandwiches on the way.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday  raised its annual dividend 38 percent, a move the world's  largest restaurant chain said is another sign of its  revitalization.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Wednesday   raised its annual dividend 49 percent to $1 a share, part of a   push by the world's largest restaurant company to return more   cash to its shareholders.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Wednesday  said worldwide sales at its namesake restaurants open at least  13 months rose 3.9 percent in August, helped by strong sales of  new menu items like fried chicken strips.
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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's Corp. MCD.N on Thursday  said sales at its namesake restaurants open at least 13 months  rose 4.2 percent in November as U.S. results were boosted by an  "Incredibles" Happy Meal tie-in.
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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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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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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- McDonald&#39;s Corp. met recently raised expectations for the third quarter Tuesday as the fast-food giant&#39;s earnings rose 42 percent, driven by a strong performance turned in by its US operations.
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday  reported quarterly earnings that were 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.