Europe helps McDonald's to strong result
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McDonald's Corp. posted its strongest quarterly results Tuesday since beginning a recovery more than three years ago, boosted by resurgent European restaurants that contributed to a 57 percent jump in profit.
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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.  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 Corp.  on Friday posted its largest monthly comparable-store sales increase in more than three years, helped by the popularity of its small sandwiches in France and a big green ogre called Shrek in the United States.
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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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England&#39;s Luke Donald gave the European Ryder Cup team a boost after securing a runaway victory in the European Masters at Crans Sur Sierre in Switzerland.
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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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McDonald&#39;s Corp.  on Friday  posted its largest monthly comparable sales increase in more  than three years, helped by the popularity of its small  sandwiches in France and a big green ogre in the United States.
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The companyâs strategy of remodeling its restaurants and tailoring its menu options is paying off in Europe.
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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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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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OAK BROOK, Ill. Oak Brook-based McDonald&#39;s is reporting a solid four-point-two percent gain in worldwide comparable sales for November and a 20th straight monthly increase for its US business.
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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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McDonald's Corp.  third-quarter earnings rose a higher-than-expected 42 percent on a preliminary basis, the world's largest restaurant chain said on Wednesday, citing strong sales in the United States and a lower tax rate.
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Investors gave new McDonald&#39;s Corp. Chief Executive Jim Skinner a vote of confidence Tuesday, driving the company&#39;s shares up 72 cents to $30.10, a 2.45 percent gain, the day after Charlie Bell resigned the top job.
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Sales in Europe were especially strong, rising 24 percent, the software maker says.
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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.