McDonald's quarterly profit rises
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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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Profits triple at McDonald's Japan after the fast-food chain starts selling larger burgers.
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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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Kroger Co. KR.N, the top U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it  kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.
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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 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. rode strong U.S. sales to a 42 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, its fifth straight quarter of increased profits since snapping out of a slump last year.
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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.
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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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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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McDonald's Corp.  said on Monday it expects to report quarterly earnings above Wall Street estimates on its strongest quarterly sales in three years.
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Kroger Co.  said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 15.8 percent and raised its 2006 earnings view, sending its shares to their highest level in five years, as the grocery chain benefited from remodeled supermarkets, lower prices and improved products.
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Quarterly profit soared thanks to new products, increased marketing and improvement in international business, the company said.
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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 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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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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McDonald's Corp., the world's No. 1 hamburger chain, said Monday its fourth-quarter profit climbed 3 percent due to income tax benefits and yet another period of strong sales at stores open at least a year.