01:25 PM EST, 02/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks declined Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 1.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) dropping 1.7%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index declined 1.8%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index eased 0.2%. US crude oil stocks, including those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose 4.3...

* Consumer prices increase 0.5% in January * Shelter, food, gasoline lead broad rise in prices * Consumer price index rises 3.0% year-on-year * Core CPI gains 0.4%; advances 3.3% year-on-year By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in nearly 1-1/2 years in January, with Americans facing higher costs for a range...

01:12 PM EST, 02/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes traded mixed as a stronger-than-expected inflation print sent government bond yields higher, lifting bets the Federal Reserve will extend its policy pause into March. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.1% to 19,673.2 after midday on Wednesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% to 6,061.5, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.3%...

01:07 PM EST, 02/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.1%. US equity indexes fell as a stronger-than-expected inflation print sent government bond yields higher, lifting bets the Federal Reserve will extend its policy pause into March. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and...