05:34 PM EDT, 05/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Flowers Foods ( FLO ) will join the S&P SmallCap 600 index before market open on May 18, S&P Down Jones Indices said in a late Wednesday statement. Flower Foods will replace CSG Systems International ( CSGS ) , which is being acquired by NEC in a deal expected to close soon, according...

05:28 PM EDT, 05/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Manulife Financial ( MFC ) was last seen down 3% in New York after-hours trade after it reported a first-quarter core earnings miss on Wednesday. Core earnings rose 8% to $1.84 billion, or $1.06 per share, from $1.77 billion, or $0.99 per share, in the previous corresponding quarter. The result missed the consensus...

05:42 PM EDT, 05/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 reached fresh peaks on Wednesday, buoyed by a rally in technology stocks ahead of high-stakes talks between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The Nasdaq rose 1.2% to 26,402.3 and the S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to 7,444.3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...

05:47 PM EDT, 05/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- F&G Annuities & Life ( FG ) will join the S&P SmallCap 600, effective before the market opens Tuesday, S&P Dow Jones Indices said Wednesday in a statement. F&G Annuities will replace Mister Car Wash ( MCW ) , which is being acquired by Leonard Green & Partners in a deal expected to...