McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD, ETR:MDO) stock dropped 5.8% in after-hours trading, wiping $13 billion from its market value after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) linked an e.coli outbreak to its quarter pounder burgers. According to reports, the outbreak has resulted in 49 illnesses across 10 states, including one death and 10 hospitalisations.
Shares in McDonald's (MCD) slumped 6% in extended trading on Tuesday after health authorities said they were investigating an E. coli outbreak possibly linked to the fast-food chain's Quarter Pounder burgers.
McDonald's Quarter Pounder has been linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak across 10 states.
One person has died and 10 have been hospitalised after an outbreak of E. coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said.
McDonald's Corp. agreed to host former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania store over the weekend but said it isn't endorsing a candidate in the U.S. presidential race.Trump staffed the fry station at a McDonald's in suburban Philadelphia on Sunday before answering questions through the drive-thru window. The restaurant was closed to the public for the Republican nominee's visit.In a message to employees obtained Monday by The Associated Press, McDonald's said the owner-operator of the location, Derek Giacomantonio, reached out after he learned of Trump's desire to visit a Pennsylvania restaurant.
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After former President Donald Trump made headlines serving fries at a McDonald's drive-thru in Pennsylvania over the weekend, some were quick to speculate that the fast food giant's stock might see some turbulence.
McDonald's raised wages for its employees at corporate-owned restaurants over the past three years. It pledged that company-owned restaurants would increase to $15 an hour by 2024.
In the most recent trading session, McDonald's (MCD) closed at $314.89, indicating a -0.53% shift from the previous trading day.
Donald Trump served up french fries to supporters in a visit to a McDonald's Corp. franchise in Pennsylvania. His Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris has said she worked at the chain when she was a student.
As the world's most popular fast food company, McDonald's has long been a pioneer in innovation.
McDonald's said it is not a political brand and is not endorsing a presidential candidate after former President Donald Trump visited a location in Feasterville, Pennsylvania. Trump often accuses Harris of lying about working at McDonald's for a summer in her twenties but has offered no proof backing up the claim.