01:10 PM EDT, 07/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV edged higher Wednesday afternoon. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell 0.9%. US equity indexes were mixed following a surprise decline in the wholesale price inflation rate and a signal from Iran that its allies could shut the maritime gateway to the Red Sea....

11:50 AM EDT, 07/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Wednesday, as technology stocks led the way up and additional inflation data showed further cooling. The US Producer Price Index fell by 0.3% in June, below expectations of a flat reading in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:25 a.m. ET...

12:39 PM EDT, 07/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with index/price moves, macroeconomic data and company/geopolitical news from the first paragraph.) US equity indexes traded mixed, giving up intraday gains following a surprise decline in the wholesale price inflation rate and a signal from Iran that its allies could shut the maritime gateway to the Red Sea. The Nasdaq was steady...

01:11 PM EDT, 07/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Healthcare stocks rose Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Healthcare Index adding 0.4% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) increasing 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.3%. In corporate news, Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) shares rose 2.6% after it said Wednesday the European Commission granted marketing authorization...