01:31 PM EDT, 06/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks declined Friday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) falling 1.2% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 3.3%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index slumped 4%. In sector news, President Donald Trump said Friday on Truth Social that numerous European countries are discussing the imminent...

02:02 PM EDT, 06/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- ON Semiconductor's (ON) shares sank nearly 24% amid heavy trading after the company said it will acquire Synaptics (SYNA) in an all-stock deal with an enterprise value of about $7 billion, expanding its edge AI capabilities, according to a joint statement late Thursday. More than 25.5 million shares traded intraday compared with its...

01:49 PM EDT, 06/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates prices in the second and final paragraphs.) Gold was mostly steady midafternoon on Friday, rising off multi-month lows as the U.S. dollar fell off a seven-month high. Gold for August delivery was last seen up 1.3% to US$4,098.00 per ounce. The price of the precious metal is up from the lowest since...

01:53 PM EDT, 06/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index decreasing 0.6% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) down 0.5%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was falling 1.8%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index rose 0.5%. Oil prices resumed their decline on Friday as tankers...