09:14 AM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were flat ahead of Wednesday's opening bell as traders awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy-setting meeting. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.2% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.1% higher. The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to release the minutes...

09:11 AM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed pre-bell Wednesday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) slightly lower and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. Zenas BioPharma ( ZBIO ) has been granted a license for the global development and commercialization rights to orelabrutinib for multiple sclerosis and all...

09:10 AM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were edging higher premarket Wednesday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) advancing by 0.2%. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.5% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 1.9%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.5% higher at $62.66 per barrel at...

09:11 AM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were mixed premarket Wednesday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) 0.1% lower. Penguin Solutions ( PENG ) stock was down more than 18% after the company reported fiscal Q4 revenue that missed analysts' expectations. Confluent (CFLT) is considering...