08:56 AM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher premarket Thursday with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.3% recently. West Pharmaceutical Services ( WST ) shares rose by over 9% after the company increased its 2024 adjusted earnings per share guidance to $6.55 and...

08:55 AM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher pre-bell Thursday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently advanced 0.1%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 0.5% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.6% lower. KKR (KKR) shares advanced by over 3% after the company...

09:10 AM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were mixed ahead of Thursday's opening bell, with futures of the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index rising after upbeat earnings from electric vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA). Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.1%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures were up 0.9%. Tesla reported late Wednesday higher Q3 adjusted...

08:49 AM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were flat to higher pre-bell Thursday as the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was recently up 1.1%. Teradyne ( TER ) shares advanced by more than 2% after the company reported higher Q3 adjusted earnings and net revenue. ...