01:27 PM EDT, 07/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.3% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) climbing 1.8%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index gained 4%, while the Dow Jones US Utilities index shed 0.2%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 0.7% to $78.16 a...

12:59 PM EDT, 07/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM and IVV were higher. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose nearly 0.7%. US equity indexes rose in choppy trading as investors weighed the durable goods orders and economic growth data amid a slew of quarterly results. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) rose 1.3% and...

12:42 PM EDT, 07/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose in choppy trading Thursday as investors weighed the durable goods orders and economic growth data amid a slew of quarterly results. The Nasdaq rose 0.6% to 17,450.2, with the S&P 500 up 0.8% to 5,471.4 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 1.2% higher at 40,335.6. Earlier in the session,...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * US economic growth regains steam in Q2; inflation slows * Ford slumps as higher costs, EV unit dent profit growth * IBM ( IBM ) gets boost from software, AI demand, as consulting slips * American Airlines ( AAL...