03:30 PM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index falling 1.4% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) dropping 1.2%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 1.9%. In corporate news, Johnson & Johnson's ( JNJ ) shares were down 0.1% after S&P Global Ratings said it placed...

03:29 PM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks fell late Tuesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) down 0.3% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) shedding 0.5%. Redbook US same-store sales last week rose 4% from a year earlier, slower than the 6.8% increase in the previous week. In corporate news, Elon...

03:29 PM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were declining late Tuesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.2% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) easing 0.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index shed 0.2%. In corporate news, Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed (MSFT) OpenAI introduced a beta feature for scheduling tasks in ChatGPT. The feature lets...

03:29 PM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced in late Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index adding 0.8% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) rising 1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index climbed 2.4%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) increased 0.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose 5% to $96,484, and the yield for 10-year...