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McDonald's (MCD.N) global system sales rose 11% in the first quarter.

McDonald's (MCD.N) Q1 revenue in 2026 was US$6.517 billion, compared with US$5.96 billion in the same period last year, and market expectations were US$6.472 billion.

Amazon (AMZN.O) Pharmacy is expanding access to the new Ozempic oral medication through same-day delivery and self-service kiosks.

Russian Foreign Ministry: Threat to May 9 military parade will not be taken lightly.

Ukrainian military: Attacked a Russian oil refinery in Perm.

Adidas CEO: According to the (U.S.) Supreme Court ruling, the company is entitled to a tariff refund of 300 million euros; this result is very likely to be achieved.

The head of France's ENGIE said that stopping the use of Russian natural gas has prompted other countries in Central and Eastern Europe to have more discussions on LNG purchases.

German Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA): New car registrations in Germany increased by 2.7% in April.

The statement showed that the European Commission approved a 5 billion euro German government subsidy plan to support industrial decarbonization.

Andy Challenger, a workplace expert at Challenger, an American employment service company: Technology companies continue to announce large-scale layoffs, with the largest number of layoffs among all industries. They also often mention investments and innovations in artificial intelligence. Regardless of whether specific jobs are actually replaced by AI, the funding for those jobs will be replaced by AI.

US "Challenger" report: The technology industry announced 33,361 layoffs in April, bringing the total layoffs this year to 85,411.

The monthly layoff rate of challenger companies in the United States was 38% in April, compared with the previous value of 25.49%.

The annual layoff rate of challenger companies in the United States in April was -20.9%, compared with -78.00% in the previous month.

Challenger companies in the United States laid off 83,387 people in April, compared with the previous figure of 60,620.

According to CNBC, citing people familiar with the matter, the European Union is considering restricting U.S. cloud platforms from processing some government data.

Bank of America: Raised ASML’s target price from 1,598 euros to 1,710 euros.

Money market data from the Bank of Japan showed that Japan may further intervene in the foreign exchange market.

Bank of Japan data showed that money market conditions are expected to result in a funding gap of 4.51 trillion yen, compared with the previous forecast of a funding surplus of 0 to 500 billion yen.

The monthly rate of retail sales in the Eurozone in March was -0.1%, which was expected to be -0.3%. The previous value was revised from -0.20% to -0.3%.

The annual rate of retail sales in the Eurozone in March was 1.2%, which was expected to be 1%. The previous value was revised from 1.70% to 1.3%.