U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points during the session after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Major indices also recorded gains last week, with the Dow adding 0.3% and the S&P 500 gaining 1.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq also jumped 1.5% last week. Wall Street analysts make new...

01:00 PM EST, 02/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were mixed in Friday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index fractionally higher and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) fractionally lower. The Philadelphia Housing Index was slightly higher, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 0.4%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 2%...

01:15 PM EST, 02/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index decreasing 0.7% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) shedding 0.5%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was down 0.5%. In corporate news, GRAIL (GRAL) shares slumped 50% after the company said its Galleri multi-cancer blood test failed...

01:22 PM EST, 02/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 0.2% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 0.4%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 0.6%. In corporate news, RingCentral ( RNG ) shares jumped 33% after the company overnight reported higher Q4 earnings...