Darden Earnings, 3M Ups Dividend, Disappoints on '15 Guidance
This morning before the bell, it could be D-Day at Darden Restaurants.
This morning before the bell, it could be D-Day at Darden Restaurants: the owner of Olive Garden getting beaten up all year by activist investors and now the restaurant group's board could face an overthrow with yet another bad quarter. Also, 3M announced guidance for 2015 earnings slightly below some analysts' expectations, but it said it would increase its dividend past $1.02 per share this year, possibly a boon for stock in the short-term. Finally, Jim Cramer is taking up a position in Morgan Stanley stock, he's bullish on CEO James Gorman's outlook, as well as its 15% gains.









