01:03 PM EST, 12/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.4% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 0.9%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was declining 0.5%. In corporate news, Salesforce ( CRM ) late Wednesday reported fiscal Q3 earnings that exceeded Wall Street's estimates, while revenue rose...

01:58 PM EST, 12/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Lumine Group agreed to buy Synchronoss Technologies ( SNCR ) in an all-cash deal for about $116.4 million, according to a statement released Thursday. Shares of Synchronoss ( SNCR ) surged 64% as intraday trading volume catapulted to over 1.7 million from a daily average of about 92,000. Axogen ( AXGN ) shares...

01:11 PM EST, 12/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index climbing 0.4% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 0.5%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index gained 0.9%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was little changed, paring earlier gains. West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 1.5% to $59.82...

01:58 PM EST, 12/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were higher intraday as investors assessed the latest labor market data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were up 0.1% each after midday Thursday. The Dow reached 47,918.5, while the S&P 500 was at 6,857.3. The Nasdaq moved to 23,485.5. Among sectors, industrials...