12:18 PM EST, 12/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose ahead of the close on Wednesday amid better-than-expected jobless claims data, as markets prepare for an early close. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.2% to 23,609.6, with the S&P 500 up 0.3% to 6,932.8 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.5% higher at 48,715.1. Consumer staples and real estate were...

12:18 PM EST, 12/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher in Wednesday early afternoon trading, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 0.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) fractionally higher. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index added 0.2%. In sector news, fleet management platform Motive Technologies, which is backed by companies including Alphabet...

* Indexes down: Dow 0.14%, S&P 500 0.32%, Nasdaq 0.61% * DigitalBridge ( DBRG/PJ ) soars on SoftBank's $4 bln acquisition deal * Gold, silver miners fall as precious metal rally stalls * Three main U.S. stock indexes set for double-digit yearly gains (Updates after markets open) By Purvi Agarwal and Shashwat Chauhan Dec 29 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main...

09:09 AM EST, 12/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Despite reports of strong tailwinds on the horizon, traders opted to mostly retreat at the start of the week, with US equity futures down in premarket activity Monday. Dow Jones futures were down 0.2% while S&P 500 futures fell 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures slipped 0.7% at the start of a week curtailed by...