* Asset managers gain after labor department's 401(K) guidelines * Fed's Powell flags anchored inflation expectations * Indexes: Dow up 0.3%; S&P 500 down 0.3%; Nasdaq down 0.7% (Updates to afternoon) By Caroline Valetkevitch and Purvi Agarwal March 30 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged lower Monday afternoon as optimism from President Donald Trump's comments on U.S.-Iran talks...

03:44 PM EDT, 03/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index down 0.6% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) falling 1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was dropping 3.3%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index rose 0.5%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 4.3%...

03:02 PM EDT, 03/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Group 1 Automotive ( GPI ) shares were up 0.9% in Monday trading after Benchmark upgraded the stock to buy from hold and with a price target of $425. Trading volume stood at over 91,044 shares versus the daily average of 186,286. Price: 328.20, Change: +3.02, Percent Change: +0.93 ...

02:53 PM EDT, 03/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Viridian Therapeutics ( VRDN ) on Monday reported positive topline data from the elegrobart REVEAL-1 phase 3 clinical trial in patients with active thyroid eye disease. Wedbush said the study met its primary endpoint but raised questions on competitive profile. Wedbush cut its price target to $37 from $44 while maintaining its outperform...