01:48 PM EDT, 09/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were mixed in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.1% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) adding 0.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was increasing 0.1%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) eased 0.1%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was rising 3% to $113,918, and the yield...

* Government shutdown could delay key jobs report * Fourth-quarter US economic growth could also be impacted * October rate cut probabilities slightly higher By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields declined on Monday as investors increasingly accounted for the risk of a U.S. government shutdown later this week that could create economic uncertainty and...

01:37 PM EDT, 09/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were edging down Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) fractionally lower. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.5%. In corporate news, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics ( MLTX ) shares tumbled 89% following the release of data from its late-stage trials in...

11:44 AM EDT, 09/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were up in late-morning trading Monday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down as markets assessed a potential federal government shutdown this week. Pending home sales rose by 4% in August, well above a flat reading expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg and following...