01:13 PM EDT, 07/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.7%. US equity indexes and government bond yields traded mixed after midday on Wednesday as investors weighed the labor market data. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE)...

01:17 PM EDT, 07/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.8% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 2.3%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 1.7%. In corporate news, Verint Systems ( VRNT ) shares jumped past 11% after Bloomberg reported the company is in talks to be...

US stock indices rose during Wednesday trading following the release of economic data that boosted expectations of a potential interest rate cut. ADP data revealed that the US private sector lost 33,000 jobs last month, marking the first monthly decline since March 2023, while estimates had pointed to an increase of 100,000 jobs. This data supported a rise in the...

01:05 PM EDT, 07/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks fell Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index shedding 0.9% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) down 0.8%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was rising 1.2%. In corporate news, Centene's ( CNC ) shares sank over 39% after the company withdrew its full-year earnings outlook, citing...