08:51 AM EST, 12/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady pre-bell Wednesday as the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) was down 0.03% and iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was recently inactive. Cross Country Healthcare ( CCRN ) shares surged nearly 63% after the company and Aya Healthcare announced an agreement under which Aya will acquire Cross Country...

08:46 AM EST, 12/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices rose for a third day early on Wednesday on expectations OPEC+ will likely again postpone a plan to return 2.2-million barrels of shut-in production to market when the group meets on Thursday, while a report showed U.S. inventories rose last week. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for January delivery was last...

08:54 AM EST, 12/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Wednesday as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) was recently down 0.1%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was down 0.2% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 0.4% higher. Royal Bank of Canada ( RY ) shares were...

08:47 AM EST, 12/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology shares were advancing premarket Wednesday as the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was 1.4% higher and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was up 0.6% recently. Himax Technologies ( HIMX ) shares were up over 3% after the company said its board approved a buyback program to repurchase up to $20...