12:33 PM EDT, 05/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The TSX is down 55 points at midday with most sectors in the red. The biggest decliners are the healthcare/cannabis sector, which is down 5.3%, followed by energy (-1.9%) and miners (-1.2%). Cannabis stocks surged Tuesday afternoon on reports that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration intends to reclassify marijuana to Schedule 3 of...

01:28 PM EDT, 05/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were mixed in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index fractionally lower and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) slightly higher. The Philadelphia Housing Index was shedding 0.5% and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was little changed. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) dropped 5.5% to $56,830, and the yield...

01:27 PM EDT, 05/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks declined Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 1.4% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) dropping 1.7%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index lost1.7%, while the Dow Jones US Utilities index was rose 1.3%. US crude oil stocks, including those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose 7.9...

12:43 PM EDT, 05/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes traded mixed ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy statement Wednesday as investors awaited more clarity on the future path of interest rates this year. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% to 5,021.3, with the Nasdaq Composite down 0.3% to 15,610.5 after midday on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%...