09:09 AM EDT, 07/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Gold was steady early on Wednesday ahead of an afternoon end to the two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve's policy committee that is expected to leave interest rates unchanged, while reports showed the U.S. economy rose at a faster than expected pace in the second quarter. Gold for December delivery was last seen...

09:02 AM EDT, 07/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower premarket Wednesday, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) down 0.1% recently. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.4% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was up 0.2%. HSBC ( HSBC ) stock was down more than 3%...

09:00 AM EDT, 07/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were rising premarket Wednesday, with The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) 0.4% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 0.8%. Humana (HUM) shares were up more than 10% after the company raised its 2025 outlook. ...

09:08 AM EDT, 07/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were declining pre-bell Wednesday as the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) was down 0.3% recently. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.04% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was down nearly 4%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.4% higher at $69.47 per barrel...