Nikkei 225 Hits Record High Above 56,000 After Japan Election Boosts Market Confidence 
Asian Markets Surge as Japan Election, Fed Rate Cut Bets, and Tech Rally Lift Global Sentiment 
Japanese Pharmaceutical Stocks Slide as TrumpRx.gov Launch Sparks Market Concerns 
Gold and Silver Prices Slide as Dollar Strength and Easing Tensions Weigh on Metals 
China Extends Gold Buying Streak as Reserves Surge Despite Volatile Prices 
UK Starting Salaries See Strongest Growth in 18 Months as Hiring Sentiment Improves 
Trump’s Inflation Claims Clash With Voters’ Cost-of-Living Reality 
Indian Refiners Scale Back Russian Oil Imports as U.S.-India Trade Deal Advances 
Dollar Near Two-Week High as Stock Rout, AI Concerns and Global Events Drive Market Volatility 
Yen Slides as Japan Election Boosts Fiscal Stimulus Expectations 
Bank of Japan Signals Readiness for Near-Term Rate Hike as Inflation Nears Target 
Vietnam’s Trade Surplus With US Jumps as Exports Surge and China Imports Hit Record 
Japan Economy Poised for Q4 2025 Growth as Investment and Consumption Hold Firm 
Dow Hits 50,000 as U.S. Stocks Stage Strong Rebound Amid AI Volatility 
India–U.S. Interim Trade Pact Cuts Auto Tariffs but Leaves Tesla Out 
McDonald’s and Coca-Cola both denied that they have announced plans to stop hiring white people in leadership positions and said the Facebook post with such a claim is untrue.
The post was first published in South Africa on March 30, 2021, and has been shared more than 3,300 times, including in the United States since mid-March.
There are also no such announcements on McDonald’s website, Facebook page, or Twitter account.
McDonald’s spokesman Daniel Padiachy told AFP Fact Check that the company has not announced any plans to cease hiring white people in top positions in its franchises across the globe, but is working to increase diversity among its workers.
The fast-food giant wanted to increase underrepresented groups in leadership roles in the US from 29 percent to 35 percent within the next five years.
Meanwhile, Coca-Cola spokeswoman Anne Moore told AFP Fact Check that the claim is false and that the company will always hire the best-qualified candidates for any position anywhere in the world.
In 2020, Coca-Cola also announced on its official website that it would diversify its staff across all job levels to reflect all people of color in the US and to align with US census data for ethnicity by 2030.
