Reading Time: 2 minutes China, the world's biggest pork consumer, is no longer a viable market for top U.S. pork processor Smithfield Foods due to retaliatory tariffs by Beijing, company executives said on Tuesday.

Smithfield Foods says tariffs make China unviable market for its US pork

McDonald’s posts biggest US sales decline in nearly five years
International sales rise, driven by Middle East and Japan
Reading Time: 2 minutes McDonald's posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly U.S. comparable sales on Monday, as demand took a hit from a brief E.coli outbreak while diners remained watchful of their spending.

Conagra trims profit forecast as higher inflation, promotions to dent margins
Reading Time: 2 minutes Conagra Brands on Thursday joined rival General Mills in trimming its annual profit forecast and warning that price cuts on its products across grocery, snacks and frozen food items to spark demand will weigh on margins.

McDonald’s global sales fall on muted demand; E. coli outbreak fallout looms
Reading Time: 2 minutes McDonald's posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly global sales, hurt by muted demand across key markets, including Europe and the United States where it is expected to face more weakness as the burger giant reels from a deadly E. coli outbreak.