The Street Beat

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (Amex: MGT) said today, in a press release, that there have been no material undisclosed developments which would account for the recent increase in the price of its common stock. Shares of MGT topped out at $5.06 in late trading today on fairly heavy volume and then settled back down to its current price of $3.18 per share, which is still a 66 percent gain.

Comcast Corp (Nasdaq: CMCSA) and Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) reported stronger quarterly results on Wednesday, confirming that it pays to have a strong lineup of cable networks -- at least while advertisers keep spending.

Shares of Quanta rose $2.62, or 13.21 percent, to $22.46 in morning trading.

Trick-or-treaters might want to hold on to those Reese's Cups this Halloween as sharp increases in peanut butter prices have begun going into effect following one of the worst peanut harvests in decades.

MasterCard Inc (NYSE: MA) reported higher third quarter profit on Wednesday which easily beat Wall Street estimates, on double-digit increases in volumes.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) is nixing its plans to charge a $5 monthly debit card fee. The bank said Tuesday that the decision to scrap the plan came after listening to customer feedback in recent weeks.

U.S. mortgage insurer Radian Group Inc (NYSE: RDN) reported a higher third-quarter profit, as it recorded gains from securities, spent less on claims and set aside less money on loss provisions.

Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) today announced a strategic distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world's largest distributor of information technology (IT) solutions.