04:56 PM EDT, 10/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes declined Monday while oil prices surged amid persistent uncertainty around the geopolitical situation in the Middle East. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.2% to 17,923.9, and the S&P 500 decreased 1% to 5,695.9. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.9% to 41,954.2. Utilities saw the steepest decline among sectors, down...

04:40 PM EDT, 10/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes fell Monday, while oil prices surged amid persistent uncertainty around the geopolitical situation in the Middle East. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.2% to 17,923.9, the S&P 500 decreased 1% to 5,695.9 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.9% to 41,954.2. Utilities saw the steepest decline among sectors, down...

03:28 PM EDT, 10/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were declining in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each falling 1.2%. The Philadelphia Housing Index eased 0.1%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was retreating 0.8%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 0.8% to $63,126, and the yield...

03:35 PM EDT, 10/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were falling late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.8% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 1.2%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was shedding 0.7%. In corporate news, Amazon.com's ( AMZN ) motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission and...