01:52 PM EST, 02/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 0.9% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) climbing 1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) advanced 0.4%. In corporate news, Amgen ( AMGN ) will invest an initial $200 million this year in its new technology center...

02:28 PM EST, 02/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes were mixed intraday Monday after stocks sold off at the end of last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 6,029.1, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6% at 43,671.3. The Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.1% to 19,497.7. Healthcare, financials, and real estate led the gainers among sectors, while utilities...

01:55 PM EST, 02/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Target Hospitality ( TH ) shares slumped 44% amid heavy trading after the company said Monday it received a notice from the US government that it plans to discontinue the current Pecos Children's Center services agreement with Target's nonprofit partner. Intraday trading volume soared to over 9.3 million shares from a daily average...

01:51 PM EST, 02/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- PepGen ( PEPG ) reported initial positive clinical data from the phase 1 trial investigating PGN-EDODM1 in myotonic dystrophy type 1. The stock surged 82% as intraday trading topped 103.2.9 million shares versus the daily average of 320,000. Connexa Sports Technologies ( YYAI ) said its Yuanyu Enterprise Management unit agreed to a...