09:23 AM EDT, 04/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were edging higher premarket Wednesday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) advancing by 0.3%. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was down 0.5% and The United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 1.4% higher. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil...

09:16 AM EDT, 04/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.3%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 0.7%. Moody's (MCO) shares were up more than 2% after the...

09:02 AM EDT, 04/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were rising pre-bell Wednesday after President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran while maintaining the US blockade of Iranian ports. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.7% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.6%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.9% higher. Trump said that Iran's government is seriously fractured and...

09:00 AM EDT, 04/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.3%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.9% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 0.7%. Moody's (MCO) shares were up more than 1% after the...