09:03 AM EDT, 09/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were rising pre-bell Wednesday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) advancing by 0.6%. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.9% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down 0.3%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.3% higher at $64.25 per barrel at the...

09:13 AM EDT, 09/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were flat ahead of Wednesday's opening bell as traders turned cautious after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged a challenging situation for the central bank. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.1% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.2% higher. Powell said Tuesday policymakers face...

09:12 AM EDT, 09/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady pre-bell Wednesday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) a slight 0.1% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive. Acadia Pharmaceuticals ( ACAD ) stock was down more than 11% after the company said its ACP-101, or intranasal carbetocin, therapy candidate for patients...

09:08 AM EDT, 09/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were edging higher pre-bell Wednesday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) advancing by 0.3%. Microsoft ( MSFT ) is planning to launch a two-sided artificial intelligence marketplace for publishers, Axios reported late, citing publishing executives familiar with the...