12:25 PM EDT, 09/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark stock indexes traded lower in midday trading on Thursday as investors assessed a slew of economic data.

The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.2% to 22,444.8, the S&P 500 slid 0.3% to 6,616.5, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2% to 46,050.4.

Energy was the sole gainer, while health care was the steepest decliner intraday.

In economic news, US economic growth, measured by gross domestic product, was revised up to a 3.8% increase in Q2 from a 3.3% gain in the previous estimate, compared with expectations for no revision in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

US initial jobless claims fell to 218,000 in the week ended Sept. 20 from an upwardly revised 232,000 in the previous week, compared with expectations for an increase to 233,000 as per a Bloomberg survey.

New orders for US durable goods rebounded by 2.9% in August following a decline of 2.7%, compared with expectations for a 0.3% drop in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

In company news, Amazon.com ( AMZN ) agreed to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and $1.5 billion in customer refunds to resolve allegations by the US Federal Trade Commission that it misled customers into signing up for Prime and intentionally made it difficult to cancel, the regulator said Thursday. Amazon ( AMZN ) did not immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

Amazon ( AMZN ) shares were up less than 0.1%.

Intel ( INTC ) is seeking an investment from Apple ( AAPL ) to boost its business as part of a turnaround bid, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Intel ( INTC ) and Apple ( AAPL ) did not immediately respond to requests for comments from MT Newswires.

Intel ( INTC ) shares were up over 6%.

Separately, Apple ( AAPL ) asked the European Union to repeal the Digital Markets Act, which the tech giant said has negatively impacted user experiences, delayed the roll-out of new features, increased safety threats and reduced choices for consumers.

Apple ( AAPL ) shares were up less than 0.1%.

The US 10-year Treasury yield rose 3.6 basis points to 4.18%. The two-year rate rose 5.5 basis points to 3.65%.

The ICE US Dollar Index was up 0.5% to 98.35.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 0.2% to $64.84 per barrel.

Gold was up less than 0.1% to $3,769.80 an ounce, and silver rose 1.9% to $45.04 per ounce.