Signage for a Wendy’s restaurant in Brampton, Ontario, on April 21, 2026. Mike Campbell | Nurphoto | Getty Images Wendy’s shares failed to extend their rally for a second day on Thursday after the fast-food chain became the latest target of retail traders. The company’s stock fell nearly 7% after surging by double digits earlier…
The Club’s 10 things to watch Thursday, June 25 1. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is set to rally today , led by semiconductor stocks after memory chipmaker Micron signaled supply still can’t keep up with growing AI-fueled demand. S & P and Dow futures are also positive, but to a much smaller degree. U.S. benchmark WTI…
The Federal Reserve’s primary price gauge rose at its highest core level since 2023, reinforcing the central bank’s recent tough talk on inflation. The personal consumption expenditures price index showed inflation running at a seasonally adjusted 4.1% annual rate, the highest since April 2023, according to a Commerce Department report Thursday. On a monthly basis,…
An Olive Garden restaurant in Milpitas, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as same-store sales growth at the company’s fine-dining restaurants and Olive Garden fell short of expectations. Shares of the company slid more than 1% in premarket…
Johner Images | Johner Images Royalty-free | Getty Images Americans are increasingly worried that retirement will be less secure for them than it was for their parents. About 76% of workplace savers surveyed said they believe their generation will have less certainty about retirement income than previous generations, according to a new BlackRock survey. The…
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Micron soared in premarket trading on Thursday after the memory maker reported blockbuster third-quarter earnings as the AI boom causes demand for memory to surge. The company’s revenue more than quadrupled from $9.3 billion a year earlier to $41.46 billion in its fiscal third quarter, it reported on…
One-ounce gold bars at the Valcambi SA precious metals refinery in Balerna, Switzerland, on Friday, Sept. 9, 2025. Valcambi SA, Switzerland’s largest refiner, processes up to 2,000 tons of precious metals a year at its site in Balerna on the border with Italy. Photographer: Francesca Volpi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the region’s oil and gas, was effectively blockaded since the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in late February. On Sunday, U.S. Vice President JD…
Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. Elke Scholiers | Getty Images Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned shipowners on Wednesday that any new transit route through the Strait of Hormuz established without coordination with Tehran is “unacceptable and dangerous,” threatening actions against vessels…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to deploy U.S. resources to earthquake-stricken Venezuela after…
