08:48 AM EDT, 04/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices weakened for a third-straight day early on Wednesday as a report showed an larger than expected rise in US inventories last week, while geopolitical worries continue to moderate. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for May delivery was last seen down US$0.69 to US$84.67 per barrel, while June Brent crude, the global...

April 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday bolstered by megacap growth stocks and as more corporate earnings rolled in, while investors awaited commentary from Federal Reserve policymakers for clues on the state of the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 150.70 points, or 0.40%, at the open to 37,949.67. The S&P 500 opened higher...

08:56 AM EDT, 04/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed premarket Wednesday as the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) was up 0.3% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was 0.3% lower recently. Sage Therapeutics ( SAGE ) was declining by over 17% after saying the phase 2 study of its investigational drug dalzanemdor for the treatment...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * United Airlines gains on upbeat Q2 profit forecast * Travelers falls after Q1 profit miss * Indexes up: Dow 0.39%, S&P 0.40%, Nasdaq 0.45% (Updated at 9:41 a.m. ET/ 1341 GMT) By Shashwat Chauhan and Shristi Achar A April...