01:48 PM EDT, 05/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were declining Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.4% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) fractionally lower. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index fell 0.6%. In corporate news, Alphabet's (GOOG) Google DeepMind introduced its Frontier Safety Framework on Friday, a set of protocols to identify future artificial...

01:53 PM EDT, 05/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks eased Friday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) marginally higher. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 0.3%. In corporate news, Moderna ( MRNA ) won a favorable decision in its Covid-19 vaccine dispute with Pfizer ( PFE )...

01:45 PM EDT, 05/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 0.9% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was adding 0.3%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was shedding 0.1%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 0.9% to...

01:45 PM EDT, 05/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) decreasing 0.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) adding 0.2%. In corporate news, GameStop ( GME ) shares tumbled 25% after reporting preliminary results that pointed to a sharp year-over-year decline in fiscal Q1 sales,...