09:27 AM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were leaning lower pre-bell Monday as the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) slightly declined recently. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was up 0.7% and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was 3.6% lower. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was 1.4%...

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened flat-to-higher on Monday, with focus on a slew of economic data this week, while Intel shares rose after its CEO retired following its struggles to keep up in the market for AI chips. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 15.2 points, or 0.03%, at the open to 44925.86. The S&P 500...

09:18 AM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher premarket Monday, with The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.1%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares ( FAS ) was up 0.2% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares ( FAZ ) was 0.2% lower. Bread Financial Holdings ( BFH ) shares...

U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 surging to fresh highs during the shortened trading session. The Dow gained 7.5% for November, while the S&P 500 gained by more than 5% last month. The Dow and S&P 500 recorded their best months of the year. Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a...