03:32 PM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.6% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 2.3%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 2.7%. In corporate news, Altair Engineering ( ALTR ) shares jumped nearly 9% after Bloomberg reported that Siemens is close to a...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Futures up: Dow 0.05%, S&P 500 0.19%, Nasdaq 0.19% Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, as Alphabet's strong quarterly results buoyed sentiment around technology megacaps, while investors also awaited crucial data to gauge the...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Alphabet up ahead of earnings after the bell * Ford falls, Pfizer ( PFE ) rises after results * JOLTS job data on tap * Futures down: Dow 0.37%, S&P 500 0.18%, Nasdaq 0.07% (Updated at 8:20 a.m. ET/1220...

08:10 AM EDT, 10/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Wednesday as traders digested strong results from technology giant Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL). Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.2%, S&P 500 futures flatlined, and Nasdaq futures were up 0.1%. Alphabet shares were up more than 6% pre-bell after the company reported late Tuesday higher Q3 earnings...