09:14 AM EDT, 04/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were declining pre-bell Thursday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) down 0.6%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 1.9% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 1.9%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ( BBVA ) stock was up...

08:59 AM EDT, 04/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were higher pre-bell Thursday as traders absorbed the latest round of financial results, including those of big tech, amid the Federal Open Market Committee maintaining its target rate. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.6% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.7% higher. Alphabet (GOOG,...

08:54 AM EDT, 04/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were advancing premarket Thursday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) 0.7% higher and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 2.1%. Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) shares were up more than 7% after the company reported higher Q1 earnings and revenue that also topped market expectations. ...

08:53 AM EDT, 04/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices eased early on Thursday, falling off four-year highs touched overnight during Asian trade on a report the U.S. may end the ceasefire with Iran as the largest-ever supply shock hits hardest for the continent that relies on Persian Gulf supplies now trapped behind the closed Strait of Hormuz. West Texas Intermediate...