McDonald's Shares Were Just Halted And Everyone Is Already Guessing Why

Shares of McDonald's Corporation MCD were halted at 12:56 p.m. ET. The company was scheduled to begin its November Investor Meeting at 1 p.m. ET. Shares were halted at $112.88, down a nickel on the day. Almost immediately after shares were halted, the Twittersphere had their guesses as to what the news could be. In fact, the hashtag #McDonaldsNewsGuesses was already making its rounds shortly after 1 p.m. ET. Check out some of the more humorous responses below.

Hamburglar arrested for grand theft larceny #McDonaldsNewsGuesses

— Ivan the K™ ️ (@IvanTheK) November 10, 2015

McDonald's announces its popular Monopoly promotion is extended to those who buy its stock. #McDonaldsNewsGuesses

— Justin Paterno (@zerobeta) November 10, 2015

Ronald McDonald to Janus? #McDonaldsNewsGuesses

— K V E D (@k_ved) November 10, 2015

Hamburglar arrested in Coke fueled brawl or McNog thru Christmas. #McDonaldsNewsGuesses

— Jeff Macke (@JeffMacke) November 10, 2015

Bill Ackman just ate a hamburger. #McDonaldsNewsGuesses $MCD

— D (@dschorrnyc) November 10, 2015

Likely a REIT spin-off, and by REIT I mean Really Eleven in [McNugget] Ten-packs $MCD #McDonaldsNewsGuesses https://t.co/XxuG3p7yTx

— Steven Harris (@HarrisStevenJ) November 10, 2015

Chicken McNuggets contain chicken #McDonaldsNewsGuesses

— Ivan the K™ ️ (@IvanTheK) November 10, 2015