* Mining stocks rise on China's stimulus package * Visa falls as DOJ files lawsuit for alleged antitrust violations * U.S.-listed Chinese firms jump after domestic stimulus plan (Recasts with preliminary close of trading) By Echo Wang Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, shrugging off weak consumer confidence data, as mining stocks surged following China's announcement...

01:46 PM EDT, 09/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- BioVie ( BIVI ) shares slumped 56% after the company said late Monday it priced an offering of 1.96 million shares and warrants at a combined price of $1.53 a share and associated warrant with gross proceeds of $3 million. Intraday volume topped 2.01 million shares versus the daily average of almost 106,000....

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury long-dated yields edged higher in choppy trading on Tuesday as risk appetite improved after China introduced broad stimulus measures to support its faltering economy, while solid housing data boosted expectations the Federal Reserve may not have to cut rates aggressively in this latest easing cycle. U.S. yields on seven-year notes and 30-year...

01:53 PM EDT, 09/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) shedding 0.3% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 0.4%. Redbook US same-store sales rose by 4.4% from a year earlier in the week ended Sept. 21, slower than a 4.6% year-over-year increase in the...