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A customer walks out of a McDonald’s restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska, on Oct. 23, 2024.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told McDonald's late last week about a potential link to an E. coli outbreak, company spokespeople said Wednesday.At that time, the number of connected cases was smaller than it is now, though the company did not say how many cases there were then. As of Tuesday, the CDC has attributed 49 cases and one fatality across 10 states to the outbreak, which has been linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers.Once notified about the link, McDonald's started working with the CDC, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. By the time the CDC had issued its advisory notice Tuesday afternoon, McDonald's had al...

Former Abercrombie & Fitch Chairman and CEO Mike Jeffries addresses stockholders during the company's annual meeting at its headquarters in New Albany, Ohio, on May 22, 2003.Will Shilling | Via ReutersAbercrombie & Fitch washed its hands of its former CEO Mike Jeffries after he was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges, saying in a Wednesday statement the company is "committed to fully cooperating with law enforcement as the legal process continues." "As we shared when the accusations were first made public in October 2023, we are appalled and disgusted by the alleged behavior of Mr. Jeffries, whose employment with Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ended nearly ten years ago," a company spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC. "For close to a decade, we have successfully transform...

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : T-Mobile U.S. — The telecommunications giant rose about 3% after posting a third-quarter earnings surprise to the upside. T-Mobile reported earnings per share of $2.61 on $20.16 billion in revenue, while analysts polled by LSEG had been looking for earnings of $2.42 per share on revenue of $20.01 billion. Tesla — Shares leapt 9%. The electric vehicle manufacturer reported third-quarter adjusted earnings of 72 cents per share, beating Wall Street's estimates of 58 cents, per LSEG. Revenue came in slightly below expectations at $25.18 billion, while analysts were looking for $25.37 billion. Mattel — The toymaker added 3% after adjusted earnings came in at $1.14 per share for the third quarter. That is well ahead of the consensus forec...

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks with former president Donald Trump during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesAs Tesla prepares for quarterly results Wednesday, many investors have one big issue on their minds: Donald Trump.On a forum Tesla uses to solicit investor questions online in advance of its earnings calls, dozens of inquiries poured in from retail shareholders about Elon Musk's politics, his incendiary commentary on X, and his efforts to get Trump back in the White House."Elon Musk has the right to express his political views, but his public activism seems at odds with his responsibility as CEO to protect shareholder value," an anonymous retail investor wrote on the forum. "How do...