Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes ( BKR ) said in its closely followed report on Friday. ...

01:13 PM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks increased Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) adding 1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.5%. In corporate news, AT&T ( T ) said that starting Dec. 1, the monthly price of all its home internet plans will rise by $5, The...

01:05 PM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- AstraZeneca's ( AZN ) Saphnelo received a positive opinion Friday from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, recommending approval of a new self-administered, once-weekly subcutaneous formulation for systemic lupus erythematosus. Subcutaneous administration of Saphnelo, an under-the-skin delivery method, is currently under regulatory review in several countries worldwide, AstraZeneca...

01:14 PM EDT, 10/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Universal Digital ( LFGMF ) on Friday said it closed the second and final tranche of a private placement offering, raising $300,000. The company issued 0.5-million units price of $0.60 each and made up of a share and one-half of a two-year warrant to buy a share for $0.80. With the first tranche,...