Starbucks is betting that an extra shot of protein could be the jolt its turnaround needs. The coffee giant on Monday launched a new line-up of protein lattes and cold foam drinks in the U.S. and Canada. They will be available on the menu year-round. Shares of Starbucks rose more than 2% — chipping away at year-to-date declines that are now under 7%. The stock has, however, underperformed the S & P 500 , which has gained 13% in 2025. Wells Fargo sees these new protein beverages as a “next potential catalyst” for the company’s U.S. sales, the analyst wrote…
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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesCongressional Democrats held the line on their health-care demands just hours before meeting Monday with President Donald Trump and Republican leadership to discuss avoiding a U.S. government shutdown.”Enough with the games that Republicans have been playing connected to the health care of the American people,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said. “And no one can trust their word on health care.””What we will not do is support a partisan Republican…
Emma Walmsley, chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline PLC, listens during a meeting with the Coronavirus Task Force and pharmaceutical executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Monday, March 2, 2020.Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGSK’s CEO Emma Walmsley will step down in December and be replaced by insider Luke Miels, the British drugmaker said on Monday, tasking the new leader to deliver shareholder value and prepare for the next wave of R&D.After nine years in the role, Walmsley, the most senior female CEO in the UK, will step down before her contract…
US businesswoman Charlie Javice (L), founder of Frank, arrives for her sentencing hearing at federal court in Manhattan on Sept. 29, 2025, in New York City.Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty ImagesCharlie Javice, founder of a startup acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2021 for $175 million, was sentenced to just over 7 years in prison Monday for defrauding the bank by overstating how many customers the fintech firm had, Reuters reported. In March, a 12-person jury found Javice and her chief growth officer Olivier Amar guilty on three counts of fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud. Prosecutors had sought a…
(PRO Views are exclusive to PRO subscribers, giving them insight on the news of the day direct from a real investing pro. See the full discussion above.) The earnings season doesn’t start in earnest until next week, but New York Stock Exchange insider Jay Woods flagged two reports coming Tuesday that may be pivotal for traders. French fry maker Lamb Weston and Nike are set to post their quarterly results before the bell. Both stocks have struggled this year, losing 16% and 8%, respectively. However, Woods thinks the results could drive them past key resistance levels. (Watch full video above.)…
The White House on Monday released a 20-point plan by President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.The release came minutes before Trump began speaking at the White House about the proposal, which has not been agreed to by Hamas. Trump was joined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Trump said that Israel, and other nations have accepted the outline he detailed.”If accepted by Hamas, this proposal calls for the release of all remaining hostages, immediately, but in no case more than 72 hours,” Trump said.”I hope that we’re going to have a deal for peace,…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025.Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic on Monday announced its latest artificial intelligence model: Claude Sonnet 4.5.The model is better at coding, using computers and meeting practical business needs, and it excels in specialized fields like cybersecurity, finance and research, Anthropic said. The Amazon-backed startup, which is valued at $183 billion, is making Claude Sonnet 4.5 available to all users. Anthropic said Claude Sonnet 4.5 is the “best coding model in the world” according to industry benchmarks like SWE-bench Verified, a test set that measures…
A stop sign is seen at a security checkpoint at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 24, 2019. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesPrediction markets are pricing in about a 70% chance that the federal government will shut down on Wednesday, reflecting growing skepticism that lawmakers will strike a last-minute deal to keep agencies funded.Users on Kalshi and Polymarket increased their bets on a government closure after the Labor Department said it won’t release Friday’s key jobs report, watched closely on Wall Street, in case of a shutdown. Over the weekend, the odds were at around 50%.Zoom In IconArrows…
Copper futures have found their footing after a sharp tariff-related decline in late July. The weekly cloud model, near $4.60 per pound, has bolstered price over the past several weeks and our indicators are improving. The weekly stochastics have their first oversold upturn since January in a bullish intermediate-term catalyst for copper, and the weekly MACD histogram has four consecutive upticks to suggest momentum is improving. Fibonacci resistance levels are $4.93 per pound and $5.30 per pound. Copper miners like Southern Copper (SCCO) stand to benefit from a rise in copper prices. SCCO has reversed a cyclical downtrend with a…
Wells Fargo shares have more in the tank despite a downgrade from Wall Street analysts, according to Jim Cramer. The news Morgan Stanley analysts on Monday lowered their Wells Fargo rating to an equal weight hold from an overweight buy. They cited a lack of catalysts for the stock now that Wells Fargo’s $1.95 trillion asset cap has been lifted . “We were [overweight] Wells heading into the asset cap removal, viewing it as an underappreciated catalyst for faster EPS growth,” Morgan Stanley said. “We see more limited upside from here relative to our [overweight] rated stocks.” The analysts also…
