08:53 AM EDT, 10/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices weakened early on Wednesday following two days of gains after a report showed a larger than expected rise in U.S. inventories last week and the dollar strengthened. West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery was last seen down US$1.20 to US$70.54 per barrel, while December Brent crude, the global benchmark, was...

08:50 AM EDT, 10/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks fell in Wednesday's premarket hours as the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) was down 0.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) was 0.7% lower recently. McDonald's (MCD) shares declined by over 6% after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said an E. coli outbreak...

08:31 AM EDT, 10/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) was down 0.2% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.3% lower in Wednesday's premarket activity as investors await Tesla's (TSLA) earnings release. US stock futures were also lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.3%, Dow Jones...

08:52 AM EDT, 10/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were declining premarket Wednesday, with The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) 0.3% lower and The SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) down 0.1%. Enphase Energy ( ENPH ) shares were down more than 16% after the company overnight reported lower Q3 non-GAAP earnings and revenue. ...