08:25 AM EST, 12/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was up 0.4% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.9% higher in Thursday's premarket activity, amid key inflation data releases. US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.5%, Dow Jones Industrial Average...

08:58 AM EST, 12/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed pre-bell Thursday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.01% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) declining by 0.1%. Takeda Pharmaceutical ( TAK ) shares were up nearly 2% after the company said its drug zasocitinib for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe...

ARK Invest added a further $25.4 million of crypto stocks on Wednesday as the shares slid along with the price of major cryptocurrencies. Cathie Wood's investment management firm bought 360,232 shares in ether (ETH) treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies ( BMNR ) , worth $10.6 million at the close. BMNR fell over 6.5% to $29.32 on Wednesday. ARK also added...

08:15 AM EST, 12/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US stock futures are rising in Thursday's premarket session as investors await key inflation data and jobless claims figures set for release at 8:30 am ET. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 0.2%, S&P 500 futures are rising 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures are tracking 0.8% higher. Oil prices are moving higher, with...