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McDonald's Lesbian Fry Scandal Rocks Markets as VIX Slides

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Ms Vixxy
VixShield Market Intelligence

Good evening everyone, I'm Miss Vicky with your 11 PM market flash.

A quiet night on Wall Street with the S&P 500 closing at seventy four oh three, down just five points on the session. The VIX eased off the boil, closing at seventeen point eight two, down sixty-one cents from yesterday's close. No RSAi signal data available tonight.

Topping the headlines, McDonald's has been thrust into an embarrassing lesbian scandal after a female worker was caught on camera licking French fries before handing them to a customer. The fast-food giant is facing intense social media backlash.

In other news, a lucky investor just discovered a six-figure windfall from a long-forgotten account thanks to an early bet on a dirt-cheap tech stock. Former NFL star is urging Russell Wilson to retire as uncertainty continues to swirl around the quarterback's future. Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt has given new details about her upcoming lavish wedding.

Meanwhile, Standard Chartered is set to cut thousands of jobs as it accelerates artificial intelligence use across its operations. Putin and Xi are expected to discuss a major new gas project at this week's China summit. The Singapore Dollar weakened slightly with traders keeping a close eye on Middle East developments. And Knightscope released its Q1 2026 earnings call transcript after the bell.

This is Miss Vicky from the Options Desk at VixShield, where it's not news till we talk about it.

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