KFC leans into boneless chicken, new drinks as chain tries to regain market share
KFC is facing more competition from legacy giants and upstarts alike, thanks to the growing global popularity of chicken.
The chip-stock rally is back in full force — thanks to two big geopolitical developments

Iran peace prospects are spurring gains for riskier stocks, and Anthropic’s battle with the U.S. government could prompt a broadening of the AI buildout.
Fox to buy streaming device maker Roku for $22 billion
Fox, the owner of the news and sports networks, said it has reached a deal to acquire Roku for about $22 billion in enterprise value.
The stock market is poised to go crazy if Warsh gives it the go-ahead, these strategists say

The research firm Citrini says hot inflation and jobs readings mask a more somber reality — and that’s good news for the stock market.
Will the real Kevin Warsh please stand up? Ahead of his first Fed meeting, economists honestly don’t know what to expect.

Perhaps the only thing that can be said with certainty about Kevin Warsh’s press conference following his first meeting as Federal Reserve chair this week is that he will have a captive audience.
Stock futures jump, oil prices fall as Trump says U.S. has reached peace deal with Iran

Oil prices fell and U.S. stock-index futures jumped Sunday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. has agreed to a peace deal with Iran, apparently ending months of hostilities that shut the Strait of Hormuz and sent the global economy into an oil shock.
SpaceX shows investors still want moonshots. The Fed may test that theory this week.

Higher interest rates could make the AI growth story that’s been powering the bull market harder to justify.
Defaults in debt markets are starting again, warns Pimco. Here’s the bond giant’s game plan.

Investors should increasingly seek out fixed income to anchor portfolios as equity valuations look stretched, says Pimco.
JetBlue bets big on Fort Lauderdale, from a new airport lounge to an international gateway
JetBlue faces heavy competition from Miami International Airport, an American Airlines stronghold.
‘It seems too good to be true’: At a steak-dinner retirement seminar, the guy said annuities can outperform the market. Is that true?

“He claimed that fixed-rate annuities are the sparkly, rainbow-fairyland of investments.”



