03:39 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined late Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.5% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) decreasing 0.6%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) retreated 1.6%. In corporate news, Insulet ( PODD ) shares jumped nearly 21%. The company late Thursday raised its full-year constant currency...

03:38 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed late Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) easing 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 1.7%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 0.8%. In sector news, tech industry representatives are warning that new US investments pledged by major firms could be put at risk...

03:42 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks advanced late Friday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index adding 1.3% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 1.1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index climbed 1%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index eased 0.3%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 1.9% to $61.05 a barrel, and...

03:40 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes are on track to close mixed on Friday, after markets evaluated comments by Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.2% to 41,288.0, while the Nasdaq Composite increased 0.1% to 17,938.5. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% at 5,666.2. Energy sector posted the...