You've probably heard of this one - hamburgers? Golden arches? Yummy fries? The Chicago-area - based McD's owns more than 31,000 fast-food restaurants world-wide, including one pretty near where you are right now, we're guessing.
09:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, 02/08/2010 (MidnightTrader) -- Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index: 269.45 Friday regular session close
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CVS: +7.02%
Consumer shares are trending higher ahead of the opening bell Monday, lifted by CVS Caremark Corp.'s (CVS) strong fourth quarter earnings. The retailer said demand for 90-day supplies of medicines pushed up profits. CVS's fourth quarter profit rose 11 percent from a year ago, with net income reaching $1.05 billion, or 79 cents per share after adjusting for one-time items. Wall Street analysts had on average expected 78 cents per share.
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