08:58 AM EDT, 10/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to lower pre-bell Friday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) down 0.9%. Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) Chief Executive Maziar Mike Doustdar said in a post on his verified LinkedIn account that employees impacted by layoffs in the...

08:43 AM EDT, 10/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices edged lower early Friday ahead of a weekend OPEC+ meeting likely to end with another production hike into an already over-supplied market. West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery was last seen down US$0.19 to $60.38 per barrel, while December Brent crude was down $0.19 to $64.81. The drop comes ahead...

08:40 AM EDT, 10/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was up 0.8% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 1.4% higher in Friday's premarket activity as strong earnings reports from Apple ( AAPL ) and Amazon ( AMZN ) reignited market momentum. US stock futures were also...

08:20 AM EDT, 10/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were higher pre-bell Friday, with futures of technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite outperforming other benchmarks after upbeat earnings from Apple ( AAPL ) and Amazon ( AMZN ) . Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.1%, S&P 500 futures were 0.8% higher, and Nasdaq futures were up 1.3%. Apple ( AAPL...