
Bob Wright said that the chain has traded quality for cost savings and that a former McDonald’s executive is joining as marketing chief.
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Bob Wright said that the chain has traded quality for cost savings and that a former McDonald’s executive is joining as marketing chief.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a group of states announced a settlement with Zillow, ending claims the online real estate platform illegally paid Rocket Companies' Redfin $100 million to stop competing in apartment rental listings. The settlement ends the agreement for Redfin to stop competing. Redfin agreed to rebuild its rental advertising business within six months, according to the FTC.
Investing.com -- Strategy Inc. announced Monday it established a new cash pool of $1.59 billion that can be used to purchase Bitcoin, pay preferred stock dividends and debt obligations, repurchase securities, or meet other corporate needs.
The investment-grade bond market faces a busy September, but demand for corporate debt suggests anxiety about heavy supply may be overblown, according to Kelsey Berro, a portfolio manager at JPMorgan Asset Management.

Walmart shares fell 9% on decelerating comps despite an earnings beat, while Home Depot rose slightly on higher tickets, highlighting a diverging, K-shaped consumer spending pattern.

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest made big buys of SpaceX stock across multiple ETFs on Friday. SpaceX is firm's second-largest investment, behind only Tesla.
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Investing.com -- In a note to clients on Monday, Baird reshuffled its restaurant coverage, downgrading Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ: DPZ) and Black Rock Coffee Bar (NASDAQ: BRCB) to Neutral while upgrading Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) to Outperform.

SpaceX, trading at 93 times next year’s estimated earnings, seems hardly the stock to unite both short-term-focused hedge-fund managers and more long-term-oriented mutual-fund managers.

The Chinese EV maker remained in the red despite resilient margins, as heavy investment in new models and AI-related tech outweighed profits from its main business and higher-margin services.

The man who called the 2008 housing collapse is walking into Nvidia's most consequential earnings report short the stock and long something Wall Street won't go near. His reasoning reveals a contrarian thesis that cuts against the entire AI trade.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. is adding a new pool of cash to its balance-sheet toolkit, part of an effort to preserve flexibility as its once-powerful financing model remains under pressure.
A big rally could come to Circle.

Marvell is due to report earnings Thursday afternoon, with traders anticipating a sizable swing in the chip designer’s stock.

The Food and Drug Administration cleared a blood test for identifying Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, which was developed by Roche and Eli Lilly.
According to a report by The New York Times, California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled Monday’s settlement meeting with Paramount over its proposed WBD acquisition.

Micron stock was slipping early Monday as another Chinese memory-chip market prepares for an initial public offering.

Trade tensions, bond yields, Jackson Hole and a heavyweight earnings slate are all competing for attention

What happens when seasonality, inflation, crude oil, and interest rates all begin pointing toward the same trade? The euro is approaching a 75-day seasonal sell window—and the fundamental backdrop may be lining up with it. Is the next bearish opportunity taking shape?
Investing.com -- Raymond James lowered estimates across its airline coverage universe, citing a higher jet fuel price forecast, while upgrading Allegiant Travel to Strong Buy from Outperform. The carrier’s shares rose more than 2% in premarket trading.

Everyone seems to have the same idea as Tesla these days. The latest example comes from Chinese EV maker XPeng Monday, it reported a second-quarter per-share loss of 10 cents from sales of $2.9 billion. Wall Street was looking for a 20-cent loss on $3 billion in sales.

Deere stock jumped over 9% after a Q3 FY2026 beat, with revenue of $12.61 billion and EPS of $5.10 topping estimates, as construction growth offset a weaker agriculture segment.

Asking for a Trend Host Jared Blikre previews the biggest market-moving stories for the week of August 24, with Nvidia's (NVDA) Q2 earnings taking center stage on Wednesday. Investors will also be watching a packed slate of software earnings from Salesforce (CRM), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Workday (WDAY), Zoom (ZM) and Intuit before attention turns to Jackson Hole on Friday, where Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is expected to deliver remarks.

Attorney General Rob Bonta accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting details of a Friday meeting between the two sides
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