The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ:WEN) stock soared in Wednesday’s premarket session, putting the fast-food chain on track for its strongest single-day gain in years, as investors cheered a key executive appointment and retail traders piled into the stock amid heavy short…
The U.S. government is placing one of its biggest bets yet on nuclear energy. A $17.5 billion loan initiative seeks to jumpstart a new wave of reactor construction to satisfy the country’s growing appetite for reliable electricity. The Department of…
In a private meeting on Monday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly hinted at a potential crackdown on state-subsidized Chinese robotics. Three anonymous attendees revealed that Lutnick’s department is investigating these imports, suggesting that decisive action may be taken once the review is…
U.S. stock futures were mixed on Wednesday, as the Dow Jones index fell, but the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices rose, following Tuesday’s lower close. President Donald Trump instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into oil firms…
The S&P 500 fell sharply on Tuesday as a rout in semiconductor and memory-chip stocks intensified, but Polymarket traders are betting the benchmark index will rebound at Wednesday’s open. The S&P 500 closed down 1.44% at 7,365.46. However, the June…
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has touted the high American-made content in the EV giant’s Model 3 and Model Y vehicles amid uncertainty over the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) future. Model Y, Model 3 Top American Content Charts In a…
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) accused President Donald Trump of engaging in extensive stock trading while making policy decisions that could affect the same companies, calling the conduct "corrupt" and urging a ban on stock trading by top federal officials. Kelly…
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who lost Louisiana’s GOP primary last month, is making a final push for a $1.5 trillion Social Security reform proposal as the retirement trust fund moves closer to projected depletion in 2032. In a CNBC interview published on…
Russia has reportedly accused the United States of failing to uphold commitments it says were made during last year’s summit between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, signaling growing frustration in Moscow over stalled diplomacy on…
President Donald Trump attacked the physical appearances of Democratic Senate candidates James Talarico in Texas and Jon Ossoff in Georgia, asking in a social media post whether the two shared a "genetic tree" while urging voters to back his preferred Republican…