03:41 PM EST, 11/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were advancing in late Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each rising 0.3%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was down 0.4% and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was up 0.6%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) gained 2.3% to $91,557, and the yield...

03:34 PM EST, 11/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher late Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.4% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) rising 1.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 1.2%. In corporate news, Nvidia ( NVDA ) said Monday it's working with Alphabet's (GOOG) Google Quantum AI to expedite the design...

08:30 AM EST, 11/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- BCE (BCE.TO, BCE) was at last look up 0.5% in New York premarket trade on Monday after saying it has amended its shareholder dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan (DRP) to permit the issue of discounted new shares from the treasury. Starting with the dividend payable on Jan. 15, and until further notice,...

03:35 PM EST, 11/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed late Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index easing 0.2% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.2%. In corporate news, Henry Schein's (HSIC) activist investor Ananym Capital Management is asking the company to revamp its board,...