08:54 AM EDT, 07/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures posted narrow losses pre-bell Tuesday as traders awaited earnings from technology sector majors Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA). The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures declined 0.1%, S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1% and Nasdaq futures were down 0.3%. Alphabet and Tesla are scheduled to release quarterly results after the market...

08:55 AM EDT, 07/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were steady premarket Tuesday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently inactive. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.3% lower and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was unchanged. Webster Financial ( WBS ) declined by over 4% after it reported lower...

08:50 AM EDT, 07/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing premarket Tuesday with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.6% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) 0.2% higher recently. Danaher ( DHR ) rose past 7% after it reported lower Q2 diluted earnings and revenue that still topped estimates from analysts polled by Capital IQ....

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