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Treasury yields rise to near-3-month highs as volatility gauge hits new 2024 peak

Bond yields nudged up early Wednesday, as investors remained wary that the approaching election would highlight and exacerbate the U.S. government’s fiscal deficit.

Frontier reportedly considering renewed merger talks with Spirit Airlines

More than two years after a merger deal fell apart, Frontier Airlines is considering another run at acquiring Spirit Airlines, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday night.

Texas Instruments earnings show some improvements, despite weak industrial sales

Texas Instruments grew overall revenue on a sequential basis, though industrial sales still dropped sequentially.

McDonald’s stock plunges as Quarter Pounders linked to E. coli outbreak, CDC says

An outbreak of E. coli linked to McDonald’s Corp. Quarter Pounder burgers has killed one person and hospitalized 10 people in 10 states.

Starbucks’s latest financials sink shares, as CEO says it’s ‘harder to be a customer than it should be’

Shares of Starbucks fell on Tuesday after the coffee chain offered fresh signs of its struggle to bring back consumers, saying its turnaround efforts “will take time” as its new chief executive settles in.

Enphase reports weaker quarter, and this time its U.S. business is not the problem

Enphase’s revenue in Europe dropped about 15% quarter-on-quarter as demand softened.

Traders’ enthusiasm for stocks returns to level seen just before 10% drop last year

Strategists at Citi are concerned about the possibility of a repeat, though they aren’t recommending investors trim their positions.

An activist investor reportedly wants Cheesecake Factory to split up. Analysts say it doesn’t need to.

Shares of Cheesecake Factory Inc. got a lift after hours on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that an activist investor is pressing the casual-dining chain to spin off a handful of its smaller restaurant concepts.

10-year Treasury yield rising on potential ‘red wave’ election result that pushes up yields

Billionaires are betting against U.S. government bonds. But yields are climbing on good news about the economy, too.

Trump-linked Phunware’s stock set for biggest gain since March on ‘insane volume’

Shares of the mobile-advertising software company were climbing on no apparent news Tuesday, sparking more chatter on social media.

Another billionaire investor positions for a Trump win. He’s placing ‘inflation trades.’

Legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones said Tuesday he’s moved his portfolio in the direction of a victory by Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 presidential election, but warned of a potential reckoning over a burgeoning U.S. debt pile regardless of the victor.

Stocks usually see double-digit gains under U.S. presidents — with two exceptions

With the U.S. presidential election just two weeks away, Deutsche Bank Research found the S&P 500 has seen a long stretch of annualized double-digit returns under different White House administrations — with two exceptions.
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