12:25 PM EDT, 07/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes traded mixed as Mag-7 stalwarts helped lift the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite while investors weighed the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation data a day after the September interest-rate cut failed to receive Chair Powell's blessings. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1% to 21,344.2 in midday trading on Thursday, after hitting...

01:13 PM EDT, 07/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 0.6% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) decreasing 0.7%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.2%. In corporate news, Moderna ( MRNA ) plans to cut about 10% of its global workforce by the end of this...

* Indexes: Dow flat, S&P 500 0.45%, Nasdaq 0.8% * Microsoft ( MSFT ), Meta rise after blowout quarterly results * Applied Digital ( APLD ) soars as Q4 revenue beats on AI-driven demand (Updates with analyst comment, early afternoon prices) By Nikhil Sharma and Pranav Kashyap July 31 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq receded from record highs...

01:01 PM EDT, 07/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.2% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) shedding 0.2%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index fell 1.9%. In corporate news, Meta Platforms ( META ) shares jumped 12% after the social media company reported higher Q2 earnings and revenue...