08:57 AM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher premarket Thursday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) unchanged and The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.4%. Exicure ( XCUR ) shares were up over 39% after the company said it agreed to acquire all the shares of GPCR Therapeutics USA, a subsidiary...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * GE Aerospace rises on upbeat 2025 profit forecast * Elevance gains after Q4 profit beats estimates * American Airlines ( AAL ) falls on downbeat 2025 profit forecast * Jobless claims data due at 8:30 a.m. ET * Futures:...

08:50 AM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were flat to lower premarket Thursday with the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) inactive and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) recently down 0.6%. Electronic Arts ( EA ) shares were down more than 16% after the company reported preliminary fiscal Q3 net revenue of about $1.88 billion, which fell...

08:20 AM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was down 0.1% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) retreated 0.4% in Thursday's premarket activity, as investors turn cautious ahead of upcoming economic data releases and corporate earnings reports. US stock futures were mixed, with S&P 500 Index...