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McDonald’s (MCD) thinks the Donald Trump McDonald’s campaign stunt was a little weird. The fast food giant clarified that it had nothing to do with arranging Trump’s pretending to work the drive-through.

Meanwhile, Trump’s Social Security plan is getting poor marks. His tax cuts and spending plans, says The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, would empty the agency’s coffers years ahead of schedule.

Disney (DIS) is announcing that a CEO announcement will eventually be soon forthcoming. Presented like a new Marvel movie phase, Bob Iger’s replacement will debut in early 2026.

Goldman Sachs (GS) is yelling last call at the stock market punch bowl. The bank says double-digit S&P 500 growth is coming to an end.

Tim Cook uses a nifty phrase to defend Apple’s (AAPL) late AI start. It consists of an n-word, an f-word, and two b-words.

After nearly a month hemorrhaging cash and the goodwill of its workforce, Boeing (BA) might finally have a chance to end its machinists’ strike. But it will depend on whether the machinists say so.

The workers are voting on a new contract offer, one sweeter than both the initial agreement they rejected and what Boeing said was its “best and final offer.” If they vote it down, the planemarker’s future will get very weird very quickly.

Is a five-percentage-point difference in wage increase positions enough to bring Boeing back from the brink? Quartz’s Melvin Backman lays out the stakes of a ratification vote coming this week.

In June, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved ETFs based on Bitcoin. Now, the agency will allow investors to trade in options on those ETFs.

The meta-assets will open a new frontier in the world of cryptocurrency trading. That said, it also gives the “big fish” of finance another means of pushing around prices in the sector.

How should ordinary investors think about this latest Bitcoin development? Quartz’s Vinamrata Chaturvedi breaks down the SEC’s move.