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Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN) shares rose 12% following the report. The company is the direct subject of the potential transaction. Trian holds a combined stake exceeding 24% in the company — a 16% personal position held by Peltz plus a 7.9% fund stake — meaning any formal offer would trigger a mandatory SEC regulatory filing that would set an independent director review process in motion.

The company says it will buy Neos Investments, which specializes in funds that use options-based strategies to generate income.

Goldman Sachs Group will pay as much as $2.25 billion to buy Neos Investments, expanding its asset manager's reach in the actively managed ETF market. Katherine Doherty reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

WhiteFiber reported $28.8 million in second-quarter revenue, above the $18 million analyst estimate.

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Cava (CAVA) is also rising this morning as sales jumped with Americans flocking to Pita Chips, Salmon, and other Mediterranean-diet oriented foods. - Super Micro (SMCI) is giving a sales outlook that topped even the rosiest projections. That along with Coreweave's report is sending markets higher. - CoreWeave (CRWV) is soaring after booming AI demand bolstered the company's revenue outlook. Nebius (NBIS) is also up this morning with earnings coming out.

Investing.com -- Google unveiled its Pixel 11 smartphone lineup on Wednesday, raising starting prices by $100 as surging memory costs add pressure to device makers, while introducing upgraded cameras, a faster chip and new artificial-intelligence features.

Refining margins surged to $24.08 per barrel as debt fell $6.6 billion.

For diversification in the stock market, there are actively managed alternatives to index funds.

Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue growth of 454% from a year earlier as its AI cloud business expanded capacity and utilization, while management reaffirmed its full-year outlook and outlined plans for additional capacity deployment in 2027. Group revenue rose to $582

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.85%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.38%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26...

Vestas Wind Systems AS (VWDRY) boosts full-year EBIT margin outlook to 7%-9% on strong Power Solutions growth and announces a new EUR400 million share buyback program.

Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management is laying the groundwork for a take-private bid for US fast-food chain Wendy’s with backing from a consortium...

(Bloomberg) -- The latest reason to worry about the stock market is quite the doozy: Earnings growth has been too strong. Most Read from BloombergPhoebe Gates Knew Phia Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn’t DriveTrump Weighs Call for Capital Gains Tax Cuts as Midterm BoostTata Sons Chairman to Step Down, Deepening Leadership TurmoilFive Takeaways From Zuckerberg’s 6,500-Word Manifesto on AIEpstein Victim Files Cleared for Release Over Maxwell’s ProtestAs the latest reporting season nears

A Washington proposal to strip inflation out of capital gains calculations has investors asking a simple question: after 60 years of buy-and-hold investing, could Warren Buffett's tax bill all but disappear? The real answer is more surprising than either side of the debate admits.

Joby's new purchase will be carried out through a stock and cash deal.

The announcement, made August 12, adds a leadership uncertainty premium to a stock already under pressure: HD has shed roughly 14% over the past year and sits well below its 52-week high of $426.75. For investors in Home Depot and its closest rival Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW), the timing matters because August 18’s pre-market print will be the first major financial disclosure under interim management, and any softness in guidance could amplify the selling.

HPC leasing surged 52% quarter-over-quarter, now driving 71% of revenue.

Sales fell 1.4% as volume declines offset pricing gains in challenging quarter.

AI infrastructure stocks jumped, with shares of AI server makers, optical-products companies, and neocloud providers moving higher.

Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley, Breaking News Reporter Jake Conley, and Julie Hyman join on Morning Brief to break down the looming IPO race between OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) and Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) IPOs.

Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) has been swept into New York City’s widening scrutiny of prediction markets, even as the CFTC push back against the state’s attempts to rein in the fast-growing industry. New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced...

Super Micro Computer's upbeat second-quarter earnings report provided a positive read-through for partner Nvidia.

CoreWeave (CRWV) and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) stocks are both surging after the companies reported quarterly earnings. Westwood's chief investment officer of alternative and multi-asset investments Adrian Helfert and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma discuss what the results suggest about overall AI demand. Helfert is also Westwood's portfolio manager of the Enhanced Income Opportunity ETF.

Shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) are up 13% to $35.81 this morning after the company delivered a blowout fiscal 2027 outlook alongside its Q4 FY2026 report. The move is lifting AI server peers, with Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) stock up 5% to $463.99 and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) shares up 3% to $55.85. Broader tech ... Super Micro Advances 13%, Dell Gains 5%, HPE Rises 3% on Blowout AI Server Guidance

One inflation print could decide whether the rally continues

USDC circulation hit $73.3 billion as Arc blockchain prepares for mainnet launch.

Nebius posted a 41% adjusted EBITDA margin, retained its $20 billion to $25 billion capex plan and raised its contracted-power target to 5 GW as customers funded more of the…

Sea Limited keeps Shopee's 25% GMV growth outlook and $1B-plus EBITDA goal intact while expanding monetization, fulfillment, Monee and Garena.

Google debuted its Pixel 11 line of smartphones on Wednesday.

AI-native drug discovery advances neuroscience target with Roche while cutting cash guidance.