Story Stocks: General Electric (NYSE:GE), T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD)

General Electric (NYSE:GE) boosted its dividend for the third time since July after large-equipment orders and a rebound in the finance unit helped fuel higher quarterly profit than analysts estimated. First-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose 58 percent to $3.58 billion, or 33 cents a share, excluding a pension expense, from $2.26 billion, or . . . → Read More: Story Stocks: General Electric (NYSE:GE), T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD)