03:10 PM EST, 12/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were increasing late Monday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) up 0.2% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rising 1.2%. In corporate news, Ford Motor ( F ) is shifting its electric vehicle production strategy by repurposing a Kentucky battery...

Lawsuit stemmed from lengthy, complicated hotel acquisition HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Houston-based law firm Jordan, Lynch & Cancienne PLLC recently secured $700,000 in punitive damages for clients stemming from a lengthy and complicated acquisition process involving a Clarion Inn location in Channelview, Texas. That amount is in addition to an award of more than $200,000 in damages stemming from the defendant's...

03:04 PM EST, 12/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Schrodinger (SDGR) shares were up 2.8% in recent Monday trading after BofA Securities upgraded the stock to buy. Trading volume stood at over 677,332 shares versus the daily average of 1.1 million. Price: 18.53, Change: +0.47, Percent Change: +2.63 ...

03:06 PM EST, 12/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- First Financial Bancorp ( FFBC ). (FFBC) said Monday that it has received regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve and the Ohio Department of Financial Institutions regarding its $142 million all-stock acquisition of BankFinancial. The transaction is slated to close on Jan. 1, subject to approval by BankFinancial shareholders and customary closing conditions,...