CBS Marketwatch macht Mc Donalds fuer den heftigen Anstieg verantwortlich...
War McDonalds nicht vor wenigen Wochen/Monaten noch der grosse Buhmann an der Wallstreet? ist es wirklich sooo dolle, wenn die Burgerverkaeufer ihre zigfach reduzierten Ziele uebertreffen? Vorsicht Vorsicht....
Another plus is consumer spending, which rose 0.1 percent in March, according to the Commerce Department. It was the first positive number in the index in three months. See Economic Report
Procter & Gamble (PG: news, chart, profile) rose 85 cents to $89.99 after the Dow component reported earnings of $1.27 billion, or 91 cents per share, up from 1.04 billion, or 74 cents per share in the year-ago period. Excluding a $66 million restructuring charge, P&G earned 96 cents per share, in line with the forecast in a survey of analysts by Thomson First Call. Revenue was $10.66 billion, up 23 percent, and ahead of the forecast of $10.47 billion.
Chip stocks ($SOX: news, chart, profile) rallied 1.8 percent after an industry survey showed a pick up in activity from the previous quarter, but a decrease from the year-ago period. Dow component Intel (INTC: news, chart, profile) rose 9 cents to $18.37.
Chip sales were $12.1 billion in March, up 2.6 percent from February, and up from $10.73 billion last March. For the first quarter, industry sales were $36.4 billion, down 3.2 percent from the prior quarter, but up 13 percent from the $32.19 billion posted last year.
Wal-Mart (WMT: news, chart, profile) stock rose 31 cents to $55.31 after it said April U.S. same-store sales are tracking to the low end of its forecast for growth of 5 to 7 percent. In its weekly sales update, the Bentonville, Ark., retailing giant said "unseasonably cool weather" affected its performance, slowing demand for spring items.
Shares of General Electric (GE: news, chart, profile) rose 34 cents to $29.45 as the Dow component shrugged off a report of greater-than-expected financial exposure in claims related to health problems from people who had contact with asbestos-insulated turbines.
Gold for June delivery traded at $332.50 an ounce, down $1.20 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The yellow metal held onto its price about $330. See full story.
War McDonalds nicht vor wenigen Wochen/Monaten noch der grosse Buhmann an der Wallstreet? ist es wirklich sooo dolle, wenn die Burgerverkaeufer ihre zigfach reduzierten Ziele uebertreffen? Vorsicht Vorsicht....
Another plus is consumer spending, which rose 0.1 percent in March, according to the Commerce Department. It was the first positive number in the index in three months. See Economic Report
Procter & Gamble (PG: news, chart, profile) rose 85 cents to $89.99 after the Dow component reported earnings of $1.27 billion, or 91 cents per share, up from 1.04 billion, or 74 cents per share in the year-ago period. Excluding a $66 million restructuring charge, P&G earned 96 cents per share, in line with the forecast in a survey of analysts by Thomson First Call. Revenue was $10.66 billion, up 23 percent, and ahead of the forecast of $10.47 billion.
Chip stocks ($SOX: news, chart, profile) rallied 1.8 percent after an industry survey showed a pick up in activity from the previous quarter, but a decrease from the year-ago period. Dow component Intel (INTC: news, chart, profile) rose 9 cents to $18.37.
Chip sales were $12.1 billion in March, up 2.6 percent from February, and up from $10.73 billion last March. For the first quarter, industry sales were $36.4 billion, down 3.2 percent from the prior quarter, but up 13 percent from the $32.19 billion posted last year.
Wal-Mart (WMT: news, chart, profile) stock rose 31 cents to $55.31 after it said April U.S. same-store sales are tracking to the low end of its forecast for growth of 5 to 7 percent. In its weekly sales update, the Bentonville, Ark., retailing giant said "unseasonably cool weather" affected its performance, slowing demand for spring items.
Shares of General Electric (GE: news, chart, profile) rose 34 cents to $29.45 as the Dow component shrugged off a report of greater-than-expected financial exposure in claims related to health problems from people who had contact with asbestos-insulated turbines.
Gold for June delivery traded at $332.50 an ounce, down $1.20 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The yellow metal held onto its price about $330. See full story.
