12:58 PM EDT, 08/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose with government bond yields after weekly jobless claims fell more than forecast, damping US economic concerns. Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose 2.6%. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) both rose 1.7%. Technology Technology...

12:11 PM EDT, 08/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange is up 305 points at midday, led by gains in all sectors. The biggest gainers are miners (+2.5%) and technology (+2.4%). Bitfarms (BITF.TO), is up 22% to $3.175 and the most actively traded, after it reported its second quarter results earlier today. Oil edged higher early on Thursday, rising...

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12:32 PM EDT, 08/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose with government bond yields after weekly jobless claims fell more than forecast, throwing cold water over speculation that the US economy might be in a sharp slowdown. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 2.2% to 16,546.7, with the S&P 500 up 1.8% to 5,293.4 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 1.4%...