01:47 PM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were declining Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.5% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) decreasing 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.3%. In corporate news, Molina Healthcare ( MOH ) shares jumped 20% after the company reported Q3 adjusted earnings and revenue...

01:47 PM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) off 0.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 0.3%. In corporate news, IBM ( IBM ) shares tumbled past 6%. The company's Q3 earnings late Wednesday came in ahead of Wall...

08:26 AM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were marginally higher pre-bell Friday as traders brace for key technology earnings scheduled for release next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 0.2%, S&P 500 futures increased 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures were up 0.3%. Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Microsoft ( MSFT ) , Meta Platforms ( META ) ,...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Tesla jumps after strong sales forecast * UPS advances following quarterly profit beat * Boeing ( BA ) down after workers reject latest contract * Weekly jobless claims lower than forecasts * Indexes: Dow down 0.37%, S&P 500 up...