08:54 AM EDT, 09/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were declining pre-bell Tuesday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 1.6% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) 2% lower. Intel ( INTC ) said late Friday that it has amended its Direct Funding Agreement with the US Department of Commerce to remove several project milestones, and received...

08:20 AM EDT, 09/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were lower pre-bell Tuesday as traders looked ahead to economic data amid renewed uncertainties surrounding the country's tariff policy. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.6% lower, S&P 500 futures were down 0.8%, and Nasdaq futures were 1% lower. A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that most tariffs issued...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Futures down: Dow 0.6%, S&P 500 0.7%, Nasdaq 0.9% * PepsiCo ( PEP ) gains after report Elliott plans activist campaign * Gold miners gain as bullion prices hit record high (Updates prices, adds quote) By Purvi Agarwal and...

08:50 AM EDT, 09/02/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices rose early on Tuesday on supply concerns even as OPEC+ a day earlier completed its return of 2.2-million barrels per day of production cuts with a final 548,000 bpd tranche of additional supply ahead of the group's coming meeting to decide on future output. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for October...