03:41 PM EDT, 05/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were higher in late Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.4% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) adding 0.9%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was down 1.1%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 0.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was falling...

03:27 PM EDT, 05/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were lower late Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) falling 2.2% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 5.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index declined 5.2%. In corporate news, Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google said Tuesday it is introducing Googlebook, a new category of laptops...

03:30 PM EDT, 05/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks advanced late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index and the State Street Healthcare Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each rising 2%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) increased 1.2%. In sector news, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is resigning, Bloomberg reported. In...

03:58 PM EDT, 05/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Tuesday afternoon with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) rising 1.6% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) falling 1.2%. In sector news, Redbook US same-store sales last week rose 9.6% from a year earlier after a 7.8% increase in...