Twitter reverses; McCormick misses profit; Dunkin' Brands sinks on weak outlook

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McCormick & Company

McCormick (MKC) slipped on missed quarterly profit and for giving a disappointing outlook. The spice maker posted earnings of $0.85 a share, that's 2 cents below estimates. Revenue, however beat forecasts. McCormick blamed the strong dollar and said sales growth for the full year will be weaker than previously expected.

Dunkin' Brands 

Dunkin' Brands (DNKN) tanked after its full-year outlook fell short of expectations. The doughnut chain expects to earn between $1.87 and $1.91 a share for 2015, that's below analysts' estimates of $1.92. Revenue is expected to grow between 6% and 8% for the full year, analysts were expecting 7.9%. Dunkin' said same-store sales for the third quarter grew 1.1%. The company also plans to close 100 Dunkin' Donuts stores in 2015 and 2016.

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Twitter 

Twitter (TWTR) gave back all of the previous session's gains. Shares dropped after spiking on Re/code's report that the company's co-founder Jack Dorsey will be named as permanent chief executive officer. Dorsey has served as Twitter's interim CEO for the past three months. An announcement is expected Thursday. He will likely remain as Square's CEO as well. Both Twitter and Square have yet to comment.

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