11:45 AM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Wednesday as market participants poured over the latest round of big-name corporate earnings. In company news, President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that Apple ( AAPL ) has made a commitment to spend an additional $100 billion on US manufacturing, Bloomberg...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The South African rand gained against a weaker dollar on Wednesday as traders ruminated over last week's weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data, while awaiting tariff updates before Washington's deadline. At 1451 GMT, the rand traded at 17.80 against the dollar , roughly up 0.5% on Tuesday's close. This week's major focus for South Africa is whether...

01:04 PM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.6% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) adding 0.4%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was up 0.2%, while the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) eased 0.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 0.8% to $115,095, and the yield...

12:40 PM EDT, 08/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose amid an onslaught of quarterly earnings reports and as investors awaited potential secondary tariffs on Russia if it fails to reach a peace on the Ukraine war. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.8% to 21,094.1, with the S&P 500 up 0.6% to 6,339.2 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.2%...