09:23 AM EDT, 10/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher premarket Monday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) advancing by 0.5%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 1.7% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 1.4% lower. HBT Financial ( HBT ) shares...

U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points during the session as Wall Street shrugged off credit concerns that battered bank stocks recently. Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a daily basis. Unfortunately for investors, not all analysts have particularly impressive track records at predicting market movements. Even when it...

09:20 AM EDT, 10/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing pre-bell Monday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) up 0.3% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.8% higher. Summit Therapeutics ( SMMT ) stock was down more than 8% after the company posted a wider Q3 non-GAAP net loss. CorMedix ( CRMD )...

09:29 AM EDT, 10/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower pre-bell Monday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) down 0.1%. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was down 1.4% and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 5.9% higher. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.9% lower at...