Wall Street jumps with McDonald's
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Stocks rose on Thursday as positive analyst comments helped the financial sector and McDonald's Corp.  raised its annual dividend by 50 percent.
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NEW YORK - Investors welcomed a sharp dip in oil prices and positive earnings news from Intel Corp. and McDonald's Corp...
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The Nasdaq Composite stock index rose on Thursday, helped by higher-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , while blue-chip stocks were little changed before employment data on Friday.
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Wall Street stocks rose on Tuesday as Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) prepared to appoint new chief executives and after soaring commodity prices boosted stocks in the energy and mining sectors.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing  the Dow and S&P 500 to fresh 2005 highs, as retail shares got a  boost from better-than-expected January retail sales, while an  unsolicited bid for Circuit City Stores Inc.CC.N raised hopes  for more M&A activity to come.
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NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher Monday on Wall Street, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points...
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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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Business & money: Fast food giant supersizes its dividend after reporting sales sizzling across the world.
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Leading Wall St shares surged overnight after a bounce in Pfizer&#39;s shares and an upgrade for Intel, sending the Dow to a three-and-a-half year high.
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Stock jumps despite revelation of $5.5B mortgage-related writedowns.
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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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Stocks closed higher on Thursday after a Wall Street analyst said brokerage shares were undervalued and McDonald's Corp. raised its annual dividend by 50 percent.
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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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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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Wall Street stocks jumped yesterday after the Commerce Department reported record trade deficits and reports circulated about a possible takeover bid for aluminum giant Alcoa.
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CHICAGO - McDonald's Corp. said Wednesday its third-quarter profits will come in well above Wall Street estimates, reflecting a sales resurgence in its U.S...
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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