Nelson Peltz’s activist investment firm Trian Fund Management is seeking investor backing for a potential bid to take fast-food chain Wendy’s private, according to a Financial Times report citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Wendy’s (WEN) surged on Tuesday following the report, climbing as much as 14% to $7.75. The stock had closed
Nvidia stock continued climbing on Tuesday, extending its record-setting rally. Shares of the AI chipmaker rose over 2% to hit a new record high of $220.41 in early trading after closing 2% higher at a record $219.44 on Monday. However, the chipmaker gave up the gains and was trading in the red at the time
Wall Street’s main indexes opened muted on Monday after a record-setting rally last week, as renewed concerns over stalled US-Iran negotiations pushed oil prices higher and weighed on investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 56 points, or 0.11%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also edged down 0.02% and 0.17%, respectively.
Micron stock price continued firing in all cylinders today, May 11, as demand for its products soared. MU jumped by over 6% to $790, continuing an uptrend that started in April last year when it bottomed at $64. Still, despite the surge, there are signs that the company is still a bargain. Micron stock is
Gold has fallen about 12% since the Iran conflict began, defying its traditional safe‑haven role. ING strategist Ewa Manthey says the sell‑off reflects macro headwinds from higher oil prices, stronger yields, and a firmer dollar, but forecasts prices could still rise to $5,000 per ounce by year‑end. Source: ING Research Gold’s counterintuitive decline Gold is
Moderna shares surged on Monday as investors rushed into vaccine and biotech stocks following reports of a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, despite health authorities maintaining that the overall public health risk remains low. The stock rose 9.43% to $59.48, its intraday high after a US national tested mildly positive for the Andes
Nvidia (NVDA) stock rose in early trading Monday as investors positioned ahead of the chipmaker’s upcoming earnings report, with shares approaching a fresh record close. Shares were up 2.07% at $219.76 in early trading after ending Friday at $215.20, just below the stock’s previous record close of $216.61 reached on April 27. The sharp move
At the start of 2026, most investors would have confidently picked Nvidia stock as most likely to lead the market. Jensen Huang still owns the AI stage, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) remains the default name in data-center spend, and the company has been expanding its CPU ambitions with Meta while touting a $1 trillion AI-chip opportunity
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Brent crude oil price ended the week lower as investors anticipated an Iranian response to US proposals to end the ten-week war. It dropped to $100, down sharply from this month’s high of over $115 a barrel. Other global benchmarks like the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Russian urals have also retreated. Iran is in