03:14 PM EST, 11/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were rising late Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 1.3% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) gaining 2.5%. In corporate news, Ross Stores ( ROST ) jumped past 8% after the discount retailer reported an unexpected increase in its fiscal Q3 earnings....

03:18 PM EST, 11/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Contineum Therapeutics ( CTNM ) shares were down about 10% in recent Friday trading after the company said late Thursday that its phase 2 trial of PIPE-307, in development for the treatment of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, failed to meet its primary and secondary efficacy goals. The company said PIPE-307 showed an...

03:16 PM EST, 11/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updated with additional details in the third and fourth paragraphs.) US officials are in early discussions over whether to let Nvidia ( NVDA ) sell its H200 artificial-intelligence chips to China, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The potential move would mark a major concession to Beijing and a departure...

03:19 PM EST, 11/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Visa (V) and Mastercard ( MA ) are considering stablecoin investments to tap growing demand in developing countries and strengthen their networks against rivals, The Information reported Friday. Visa may invest in stablecoin startups, notably in infrastructure, Cuy Sheffield, head of crypto, said in an interview, according to the report. Mastercard ( MA...