McDonald's Earnings Rise, Stock Up
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McDonald's Corp. MCD.N third-quarter  earnings per share 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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McDonald's Corp , the world's  largest restaurant chain operator, posted higher quarterly  profit on Monday, helped by a tax benefit, despite sluggish  sales at U.S. restaurants
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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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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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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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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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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 and family game promotions kept customers coming back.
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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. 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 on Friday  said quarterly earnings more than tripled as its U.S. business  improved further and signaled it might pursue a spinoff or  other options for its Chipotle Mexican-style chain.
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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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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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McDonald's Corp.  on Wednesday raised its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a plan to return up to $17 billion to shareholders through 2009, sending its shares up more than 2 percent in extended trade.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  positive company earnings helped extend the previous session's  rally and the three major indexes tried to post two consecutive  days of gains for only the second time this year.
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McDonald's Corp. on Friday said  quarterly net profit more than tripled as its U.S. business  improved further and signaled it might pursue a spinoff or  other options for its Chipotle Mexican-style restaurant chain.
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U.S. stocks rose  on Tuesday as  better-than-expected corporate earnings and positive consumer  confidence data lifted the mood on Wall Street a day after  major indexes hit November lows.
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Stocks extended gains on Thursday, pushing the Dow industrials up more than 1 percent, with support from a brokerage upgrade of General Motors Corp.  and McDonald's Corp.'s  dividend increase.