08:53 AM EDT, 07/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher pre-bell Wednesday as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was marginally advancing and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) was up 0.9% recently. Altria Group ( MO ) shares fell past 4% after it reported unchanged Q2 adjusted earnings per share and a decline...

08:49 AM EDT, 07/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian real gross domestic product grew 0.2% m/m in May, following a 0.3% m/m increase in April with the goods-producing industries grouping (+0.4%) the main contributor to the overall growth with four of five sectors increasing, said the country's statistical agency on Wednesday. May's expansion was in line with a consensus figure provided...

08:53 AM EDT, 07/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Generac ( GNRC ) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $1.35 per diluted share, compared with $1.08 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $1.20. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $998.2 million, compared with $1 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $1 billion. The...

08:53 AM EDT, 07/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US Oil and natural gas producers are emitting methane into the atmosphere at over four times the rates estimated by the US Environmental Protection Agency and over eight times their own emissions goals, according to new data from the Environmental Defense Fund. Data was collected by a specially equipped jet aircraft that measured...