01:00 PM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) advancing 2.2%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 2.4%. In corporate news, Advanced Micro Devices' ( AMD ) recent deal with OpenAI is a major validation of the chipmaker's roadmap that...

12:23 PM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Wednesday amid gains in technology ahead of the start of the Q3 earnings season. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.9% to 22,988.7, with the S&P 500 up 0.6% to 6,753.8 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.4% higher at 46,792. Technology was the top gainer intraday,...

01:11 PM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.8%. US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Wednesday amid gains in technology ahead of the start of the Q3 earnings season. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR...

01:06 PM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Wednesday amid gains in technology and gold ahead of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's September policy meeting. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.8% to 22,966.1, with the S&P 500 up 0.5% to 6,747.2 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.3% higher at 46,726.8. Technology was...