Gross sales reported by A&W restaurants in the royalty pool dropped 28% year-over-year. At its peak, 230 of 971 A&W restaurants in the royalty pool were temporarily closed due to the coronavirus; currently only 21 restaurants remain closed. [more]

The top six banks in the U.S. reported Q2/2020 earnings and struggled with consumer and retail banking divisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic enforcing social isolation guidelines. However, most banks maintained dividend payments due to strong growth in investment banking and sales & trading divisions. [more]

What would it mean for the economy if President Trump postponed, canceled or did not abide by the results of November’s election? Could the U.S. Constitution get in President Trump’s way? [more]

Revenue for Tesla was US$6.0B in Q2, up 1% Q/Q but down 5% Y/Year. During the earnings’ call, Elon Musk announced that the next Tesla factory will be built near Austin, Texas and asked any mining companies to mine more nickel and that “Tesla will give you a giant contract for a long period of time.” [more]

Net proceeds from the offering would be used for further R&D of the Company’s intelligent battery management system and commercial electric vehicle programs. [more]

The well-funded silver explorer now has C$75M in cash and an M&I resource of 1B oz of Silver equivalent at Cordero. The proceeds will be used primarily to fund continuing exploration program at its Cordero and Coahuila projects in Mexico. [more]

Last week, Analog Devices announced a $21B all-stock acquisition of Maxim Integrated Products. The two semiconductor businesses will complement each other as Maxim’s expertise in the automotive and data centre markets will be merged with Analog Devices’ experience in industrial, communication, and healthcare markets. [more]

The video game and eSports betting industries experienced significant growth and deal activity as larger publishers announced acquisitions of various studios with proprietary game engines, while eSports focused betting platforms partnered with betting operators and networks. [more]