01:10 PM EDT, 06/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.3%. US equity indexes were mixed after midday on Monday as a souring of international trade policy developments undermined risk sentiment. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each...

01:46 PM EDT, 06/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes were mixed while most government bond yields rose after midday Monday as investor sentiment turned downbeat after China, the European Union, and Canada responded to President Donald Trump's plan announced Friday to double tariffs on steel and aluminum effective Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 42,065.5, while...

02:01 PM EDT, 06/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates prices.) Gold was sharply higher mid-afternoon on Monday, supported by a weaker dollar amid further U.S. tariff hikes and rising safe-haven demand. Gold for August delivery was last seen up US$83.00 to US$3.398.40 per ounce. The rise follows on heightened geopolitical tensions after Ukraine over the weekend launched widespread drone attacks on...

02:10 PM EDT, 06/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each down 0.4%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 1.4%. In corporate news, Sanofi ( SNY ) agreed to buy biopharmaceutical company Blueprint Medicines ( BPMC ) in a deal worth up...