日米の国政選挙の結果がおおむね出揃った。日本の衆議院選挙では自民党と公明党の連立与党が議席を減らして過半数を維持できず、その後に行われた衆院本会議での首相指名選挙を経て発足した第二次石破内閣は｢少数与党｣という脆弱（ぜいじゃく）な政治基盤で船出した。

McDonald's Stock Tumbles as CDC Investigates E. Coli Outbreak Shares of McDonald’s plummeted in extended trading on Tuesday after U.S. health authorities said they were investigating an E. coli outbreak possibly linked to the burger chain’s Quarter Pounder.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, provides the nation with a safe, flexible, and stable monetary and financial system.