(Reuters) -Insurance bellwether Travelers Companies reported a profit surge in the third quarter on Thursday, helped by lower catastrophe losses, stronger underwriting fees and higher investment returns. Resilient consumer spending, despite higher borrowing costs, has helped sustain insurance demand, as businesses and households continue to prioritize protection against financial risks, accidents, property damage and natural disasters. Travelers' results often serve...

06:58 AM EDT, 10/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Commerzbank in its European Sunrise note of Thursday highlighted: Markets: United States Treasuries better supported in late New York session, unchanged in Asia. E-minis partly recover late Wednesday's drop. EUR increases, trades close to $1.166. Brent mostly unchanged, gold at new record. Fed: Beige Book reports that tariffs are pushing inflation higher, while...

06:59 AM EDT, 10/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US Bancorp ( USB ) reported Q3 earnings Thursday of $1.22 per diluted share, up from $1.03 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.13. Net revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $7.33 billion, compared with $6.86 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $7.17 billion. US Bancorp...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jack in the Box Inc. ( JACK ) (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Del Taco Holdings Inc. (“Del Taco”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company which operates and franchises more than 550 Del Taco restaurants, to Yadav Enterprises Inc. (“Yadav”) for $115 million in cash, subject to...