Denny’s offers mixed views on restaurant industry, as bigger rivals prepare to report earnings this week

As more big restaurant chains prepare to report quarterly results this week, casual-dining chain Denny’s Corp.’s diagnosis of U.S. diners wasn’t great, as customers try to sniff out more discounts.
Mortgage rates plunge to 10-month low, opening window of opportunity for house hunters

Mortgage rates are plunging as the financial markets try to make sense of a poor July jobs report.
American Eagle Sydney Sweeney campaign ‘hottest ad’: Trump

A window display of actress Sydney Sweeney is seen on a window of an American Eagle store on August 01, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Shares of American Eagle surged 20% on Monday after President Donald Trump complimented the retailer’s marketing campaign with actress Sydney Sweeney. “Sydney Sweeney, a […]
Figma’s IPO success could push Canva and these other software companies to go public

D.A. Davidson sees Canva and Databricks as large software companies that could look to take advantage of a hot IPO market and speed up plans to go public.
Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting contract

Workers picket outside the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in Berkeley, Missouri, US, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Neeta Satam | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some 3,200 Boeing defense unit workers went on strike for the first time in almost three decades early Monday after turning down a contract offer with the company. Boeing […]
‘I’m scared to lose too much in risky investments’: I have $140K in a 401(k) and earn $45K a year. Can I retire in 20 years?

“My 401(k) retirement planner shows I’ll likely be short $1,500 every month during my retirement.”
Trump’s firing of BLS commissioner decried as ‘groundless’ and ‘giving way to authoritarianism’

President Donald Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics official in charge of compiling jobs data was sharply criticized Sunday, with one former commissioner saying the move undermined the agency’s credibility.
U.S. stock futures rise after Friday’s drop on Wall Street; oil falls as OPEC+ extends output boost

U.S. stock-market futures rose slightly Sunday, after Wall Street ended last week with its worst session since April.
‘I told him that wouldn’t fly’: My 90-year-old mother’s adviser pushed her to change her beneficiaries. What is going on?

“He said, ‘I’m just trying to help.’”
A court could strike down Trump’s tariffs—and blow a hole in the U.S. budget

Trump administration lawyers are trying to save ‘liberation day’ tariffs—or risk losing billions in government revenue.