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Dollar General Stock Jumps on Strong Results, Raised Outlook

Dollar General shares rose Thursday.Credit: Chet Strange / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesKEY TAKEAWAYSDollar General shares rose after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings and raised its full-year outlook.The latest guidance was well ahead of consensus Wall Street forecasts.Dollar General shares closed Wednesday down for the year. They’re clawing their way back toward par today.Shares of Dollar General (DG) were up some 5% in early Thursday trading after the discount retailer posted better-than-expected second-quarter results and lifted its full-year outlook.Dollar General…

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