09:06 AM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing pre-bell Thursday, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.2%. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.2% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was up 0.2%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 0.4% higher at $63.96 per barrel at the New...

09:10 AM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing premarket Thursday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) 0.1% higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) up 1%. 89bio (ETNB) stock was up more than 85% after the company said it has agreed to be acquired by Roche for $2.4 billion or a...

09:07 AM EDT, 09/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were rising pre-bell Thursday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 1.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) 3.1% higher. Nvidia ( NVDA ) shares were up nearly 3% after the company said it will invest $5 billion in Intel's ( INTC ) common stock at...

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