Trending today: Wendy's buyout offer, the Zelda Switch 2 sellout and Messi vs. Cincinnati

Nelson Peltz's Trian offers to buy Wendy's for $7.35 a share

Trian Fund Management, Nelson Peltz's firm, and partners made a non-binding, all-cash offer of $7.35 per share to take Wendy's private, about $1.4 billion. Trian owns about 16.3% of Wendy's. Shares jumped about 15% on Wednesday and closed at $7.05. Peltz's…

✔ Sources: AP via ABC News, Yahoo Finance

Nintendo's sold-out Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 launches Thursday

The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition Nintendo Switch 2, with teal Joy-Con controllers and gold Triforce details, launches October 29, 2026. Preorders sold out at stores including Best Buy and Target. Nintendo's Latin America chief Bill van Zyll…

✔ Sources: Dexerto, Kotaku, Nintendo Everything

Messi and Inter Miami host FC Cincinnati with playoff spots at stake

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami, third in the Eastern Conference with 55 points, hosts FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night after a 2-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls. Cincinnati, eighth in the East with 42 points and three games left, clinches a playoff spot with…

✔ Sources: Cincinnati Enquirer via Yahoo Sports, Heavy via Yahoo Sports, FOX Sports

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