08:52 AM EST, 02/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were flat pre-bell Thursday as the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was unchanged recently. NICE (NICE) shares fell past 13% after the company issued Q1 guidance for non-GAAP earnings per share and revenue below analysts' expectations. ...

08:55 AM EST, 02/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to lower pre-bell Thursday with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) unchanged and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) down 0.2% recently. Baxter International ( BAX ) shares rose past 7% after the company reported Q4 adjusted earnings from continuing operations and revenue that topped analysts' expectations....

Feb 20 - Quantum computing stocks rose in premarket trading on Thursday after Microsoft ( MSFT ) launched a new chip that indicated the technology is not decades away as stated by the top boss of AI chip bellwether Nvidia ( NVDA ). Microsoft ( MSFT ) unveiled its Majorana 1 chip on Wednesday and said it is less prone...

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold exports from Switzerland rose year on year in January as supplies to the United States soared to the highest in at least 13 years and offset lower deliveries to top consumers China and India, Swiss customs data showed on Thursday. Switzerland, the world's biggest bullion refining and transit hub, alongside Britain which is home to the...