04:11 PM EST, 11/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes closed lower Monday amid persistent inflation concerns, which lowered expectations for a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. * The chances of a quarter-point interest rate cut in December fell to 42.9% from 44.4% Friday, according to CME Group's FedWatch Tool. * The New York Fed's Empire State...

(Updates to afternoon trading, adds market details) * September jobs report expected on Thursday * Dell drops after downgrade * Indexes: Dow down 1%, S&P 500 down 1%, Nasdaq down 1% By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were about 1% lower on Monday as investors considered the health of the consumer ahead of quarterly results...

03:18 PM EST, 11/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks declined late Monday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) falling 2.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) slumping 3.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index shed 2.5%. In corporate news, Amazon.com ( AMZN ) founder (AMZN) Jeff Bezos launched an AI start-up that he will help lead as co-chief...

03:32 PM EST, 11/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were softer late Monday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each easing 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.6%. In corporate news, Ardent Health ( ARDT ) shares dropped 7.1% after KeyBanc downgraded the company's stock to sector weight...