Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that 75 persons have been infected from the E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The infections had killed one person, sickened 49 and hospitalized 10 across the U.S. West and Midwest, the CDC had said on Oct. 22. ...

11:10 AM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Waste Connections ( WCN ) reported third quarter results that were modestly ahead of RBC/consensus expectations, while 2024 guidance was nudged higher, notes RBC analyst Sabahat Khan. The company also provided initial 2025 commentary, which Khan believes has upside potential as it executes against its M&A opportunity set. Overall, a textbook quarter from...

Intel Corp ( INTC ) shares are trading higher by 3.67% to $23.16 during Friday’s session after the company unveiled plans for an initial investment exceeding $28 billion to establish semiconductor factories in Licking County, Ohio. The company says this initiative is part of Intel’s IDM 2.0 strategy, aimed at bolstering production capabilities to meet the skyrocketing demand for advanced...

10:50 AM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Waymo autonomous vehicle unit said Friday it has closed an oversubscribed $5.6 billion funding round. Waymo said Alphabet led the investment round, which also received continued participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, Tiger Global and T. Rowe Price. With this latest investment, we will continue to welcome...