03:22 PM EDT, 05/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks retreated in late Wednesday afternoon trading with the NYSE Energy Sector Index shedding 0.6% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) down 1.1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index fell 0.9%, while the Dow Jones US Utilities index gained 1.6%. US crude oil stocks, including those in the Strategic Petroleum...

03:23 PM EDT, 05/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were higher in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index adding 1.2% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 0.8%. The Philadelphia Housing Index spiked 2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) climbed 1.3%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) dropped 3.7% to $58,383, and the yield for...

04:56 PM EDT, 05/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes closed mostly lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and said there's been a lack of further progress in bringing inflation down in recent months. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3% each to 5,018.4 and 15,605.5, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...

04:31 PM EDT, 05/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes closed mostly lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and said there's been a lack of further progress in bringing inflation down as expected in recent months. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3% each to 5,018.4 and 15,605.5, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial...