McDonald's quarterly same-store sales fall more than market expectations

(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said first-quarter comparable sales declined 3.4%, as the world's largest burger chain had to shutter stores and stick to delivery or take-out due to the coronavirus outbreak across the globe.Analysts had expected same-store sales to drop 0.91% for the quarter ended March 31, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. During the quarter, McDonald's said it secured $6.5 billion of new financing.