12:56 PM EDT, 10/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were higher in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 1% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) ahead 1.4%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 1.8%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was up 0.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 1.6% to $112,821, and the...

01:10 PM EDT, 10/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index easing 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) increasing 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.2%. In corporate news, Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) raised its full-year sales guidance on Tuesday following stronger-than-expected Q3 results,...

01:10 PM EDT, 10/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.4% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rising 1.2%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index shed 0.5%. In corporate news, Microsoft ( MSFT ) will rent capacity from data center company Nscale as part of a project in Portugal...

01:00 PM EDT, 10/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose Tuesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.9% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.6%. In corporate news, General Motors ( GM ) announced charges of $1.6 billion for GM North America in the quarter ended Sept. 30 based on a...