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May 1, 2019, 12:00 PM GMT
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McDonald’s Fears Offset Positive Earnings Report

The company’s EPS surpassed the forecasts of $1.75 by reaching $1.78, and the fast-food chain also reported better-than-expected revenue reaching $4.96 billion, which beats the initial expectations for $4.93 billion.

However, the bullish hike in the stock market was quickly offset by McDonald’s fears of more significant future costs in the form of higher taxes on recent technology investments.

As a result of the earnings report the price initially spiked to as high as 204.19 from Tuesday’s closing price of 197.12, but then the share price corrected itself, and the initial gains were lost, as the stock closed the trading session at 197.50 thereby registering a total increase of just 0.19%.