02:00 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates prices.) Gold edged down after three days of gains mid-afternoon Friday as the dollar rebounded from two days of losses that followed on soft U.S. economic data that spurred hopes for faster interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Gold for February delivery was last seen down US$0.90 to US$2,750.00 per ounce. U.S....

02:00 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined Friday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) easing 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) rose 0.3%. In corporate news, Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) shares fell 5.6% after the Department of Health and Human Services said the...

02:03 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 1.6% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 3.4%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index popped 2.6%. In sector news, the US Supreme Court will allow a ban on TikTok to take effect as scheduled on Sunday after rejecting...

02:04 PM EST, 01/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) reported late Thursday Q4 earnings that rose from a year ago with operating revenue declining year-over-year. Shares slid 6.3%, with intraday trading volume at 2.06 million versus the stock's daily average of about 815,000. Scorpius Holdings ( SCPX ) said late Thursday that its board approved a 1-for-20...