041010 McDonald's Shares Rise Nearly Four PercentOctober 7, 2004New York, NY - Shares of McDonald's Corp. rose nearly 4% before the bell after a brokerage raised its third-quarter earnings per share outlook for the world's largest restaurant. On the Inet electronic brokerage network, the stock was up 3.7%, or $1.03 to $28.87 from its closing price Wednesday of $27.84 on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of ATI Technologies Inc. rose nearly 7% in pre-market dealings after the graphic chip maker said fourth-quarter earnings nearly tripled. On the Inet electronic brokerage network, the stock was up $1.15 at $18.00 from its closing price Wednesday of $16.85 on Nasdaq. E-mail: sflanagan@sprintmail.com |