08:58 AM EDT, 04/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher premarket Tuesday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 0.9%. UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) stock was up more than 7% after the company reported higher Q1 adjusted earnings and revenue, and increased its...

08:54 AM EDT, 04/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were advancing pre-bell Tuesday, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 2% higher. CrowdStrike ( CRWD ) shares were up more than 1% after the company said it has expanded its go-to-market strategy across Japan and Asia...

* Futures up: Dow 0.59%, S&P 500 0.36%, Nasdaq 0.43% * Apple ( AAPL ) names hardware veteran Ternus as new CEO to succeed Cook * Amazon ( AMZN ) climbs after pledging to invest up to $25 bln in Anthropic * UnitedHealth ( UNH ) gains after raising FY profit outlook (Updates after retail sales data) By Niket Nishant...

08:52 AM EDT, 04/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were higher pre-bell on Tuesday as recent optimism on artificial intelligence and tech buoyed investor sentiment amid the uncertainty of a new round of negotiations between the US and Iran. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.5% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.2%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.3% higher....