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Wall Street Breakfast

OPEC+ Output Cut

Wall Street Breakfast

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Business News, News, Business, Investing

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

McDonald's (MCD) reportedly orders offices closed ahead of expected layoffs (00:44). OPEC+ announces surprise oil production cut. (02:10) World Wrestling (WWE) Entertainment reportedly close to sale to Endeavor (EDR). (05:29)

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0:00.0

Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

0:07.0

Good morning. Today is Monday, April 3rd, and I'm your host, Julie Morgan.

0:12.0

McDonald's is reportedly laying off workers in its corporate office.

0:15.8

Employees were told not to report to the office

0:18.5

so that the company can deliver the news virtually.

0:21.6

Today is catalyst to watch Monday, but we'll have to wait until the end of the week for

0:26.2

the major news of the week.

0:28.2

The jobs report.

0:29.2

The interesting thing is that it is a market holiday because it's Good Friday.

0:33.0

OPEC Plus announces a surprise oil production cut.

0:37.0

I'll give you a heads up now.

0:39.0

Crude oil is up more than 5% and the same is true for Brent.

0:44.0

Our top story.

0:45.0

McDonald's has reportedly told corporate employees that its U.S. offices will remain closed early this week

0:51.6

so the company can announce layoffs as part of a

0:54.3

broad restructuring plan. No word on how many people will be laid off. The

0:59.4

Wall Street Journal quoted an internal email to employees as saying that staffers should work

1:05.0

from home Monday through Wednesday so the Fast Food Giant can deliver the

1:09.4

layoff news virtually. The publications at the memo also instructed U.S. and some

1:14.8

international corporate staffers to cancel all in-person meetings at the company's

1:19.9

Chicago headquarters. Analysts expect McDonald's to report Q1 earnings later this month.

1:26.2

The fast food chain beat analysts' estimates on Q4 earnings and revenues in January.

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