02:00 PM EDT, 08/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks advanced Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index up 0.7% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) climbing 0.8%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.6%. In corporate news, Moderna ( MRNA ) shares tumbled 20%. The company reported better-than-expected Q2 results but lowered the full-year product...

01:53 PM EDT, 08/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Thursday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 0.7% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) falling 2.7%. In corporate news, Wayfair's ( W ) shares tumbled 9%. The company's revenue unexpectedly fell in Q2 as the broader home goods category experienced a...

01:46 PM EDT, 08/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were retreating in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 1.8% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) falling 1.5%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 2%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was up 1.1%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 3.2% to $62,526, and the...

02:23 PM EDT, 08/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were lower intraday as markets assessed the latest corporate earnings and macro data while awaited Apple ( AAPL ) and Amazon.com's ( AMZN ) results. The Nasdaq Composite was down 2.4% at 17,174.4 after midday Thursday, while the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.6% each...