01:45 PM EST, 02/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.2% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) down 0.6%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index gained 0.5%. In corporate news, Intel ( INTC ) shares jumped 7.3% after US Vice President JD Vance said that the most powerful artificial...

* DuPont ( DD ) gains after raising 2025 profit forecast * Elliott Investment builds $2.5 billion stake in Phillips 66 * Fed's Powell says in no hurry to cut rates * S&P 500 -0.01%, Nasdaq -0.21%, Dow +0.08% (Updates with afternoon trading) By Noel Randewich and Sukriti Gupta Feb 11 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were mixed on...

01:46 PM EST, 02/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks eased Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) shedding 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.4%. In corporate news, Novartis ( NVS ) agreed to buy biopharmaceutical firm Anthos Therapeutics for up to $3.1 billion as the...

02:08 PM EST, 02/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were mixed intraday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that policymakers don't need to rush to adjust interest rates. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.2% at 19,666.5 after midday Tuesday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% to 44,511.6. The S&P 500 was little changed at 6,067.4....