08:48 AM EDT, 07/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.1% and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was nearly 18% higher recently. CureVac ( CVAC ) and GSK (GSK) said they restructured their partnership into a new licensing agreement that will allow each company to prioritize...

08:13 AM EDT, 07/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed Wednesday as traders refrained from making big bets ahead of the Independence Day holiday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 0.1%, while the S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures were both flat. US equity markets will close early at 1 pm ET Wednesday and will remain closed...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Paramount jumps on report of Skydance Media deal * Tesla extends gains * ADP, jobless claims data on deck * Futures: Dow up 0.11%, S&P 500 and Nasdaq flat (Updated at 7:09 a.m. ET/1109 GMT) By Ankika Biswas and...

08:41 AM EDT, 07/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were mixed premarket Wednesday as the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) was inactive and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) was 0.3% lower recently. DouYu International Holdings ( DOYU ) rose past 28% after it declared a special dividend of $9.76 per American depositary share, payable on Aug. 30 to...