Thanks for joining me. McDonald’s shares plunged in after-hours trading after its burgers were linked to a fatal outbreak of e.coli.
One person died and at least 49 people across 10 US states were taken ill, with everyone interviewed by the CDC sayig they had eaten a McDonald’s shortly beforehand.
5 things to start your day
1) Reeves plots ‘Amazon tax’ to prop up struggling high street | Chancellor looks to level the playing field between in-store and online retailers
2) Uber rival vows to ‘stop insanity of people working from places like Bali’ | Bolt chief cracks down on remote working after claiming staff are ‘disconnected’
3) How Britain’s benefits system ‘throws you on the scrap heap’ | Financial disincentives and feeling of ‘uselessness’ stop long-term sick working
4) Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: China and the global south will not save ‘big oil’ | Opec tells us that demand…
