01:39 PM EDT, 07/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were slipping Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) shedding 0.5% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) falling 1.1%. In corporate news, Netflix ( NFLX ) reported stronger-than-expected Q2 results late Thursday, as the streaming giant's membership growth exceeded Wall Street's expectations. Its shares...

NEW YORK, July 19 (Reuters) - Some information systems at Exelon Corporation ( EXC ) and its local electric and natural gas utilities were affected by the global tech outage, the U.S. power company said on Friday. Exelon ( EXC ), which is based in Chicago and is one of the largest electric companies in the United States, said it...

NEW YORK, July 19 (Reuters) - Panera Brands is exploring a sale of Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros Bagels, as well as its other bagel brands, in a deal that could value the restaurant chains at more than $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. St. Louis-based Panera Brands, which is backed by private equity firm JAB Holding,...

MicroStrategy, Inc. ( MSTR ) stock is trading higher on Friday amid a rise in the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). What To Know: MicroStrategy ( MSTR ) shares and other crypto-linked stocks, including Coinbase Global, Inc. ( COIN ) , are trading higher as Bitcoin’s price reaches about $66 thousand. As of Friday morning, price of Bitcoin has recovered...