10:53 AM EDT, 04/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- RBC Capital Markets said Tuesday that uranium spot prices were up slightly over the past week due to increased buying interest and strength in uranium equities. RBC said strong uranium stocks allowed Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund (U-UN.TO) to raise capital and purchase 100,000 pounds of uranium. According to RBC, the strong market...

08:38 AM EDT, 04/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.2% higher in Wednesday's premarket activity, as traders focus on upcoming earnings. US stock futures were also higher, with S&P 500 Index futures up 0.4%, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures...

07:49 AM EDT, 04/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher midday Wednesday as traders weighed the unfolding earnings season and a lull in Middle East tensions. Adidas gained 8% Wednesday after the German athletic-wear maker raised its full-year guidance and reported a Q1 year-on-year profit boost. In contrast, semiconductor-sector shares declined after Netherlands-based industry supplier ASML reported a...

07:13 AM EDT, 04/17/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Wednesday as traders weighed the unfolding earnings season against a possible backdrop of higher-for-longer interest rates. In the futures, the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, the Nasdaq inclined 0.3% and the Dow Jones was up 0.5%. Asian exchanges traded mostly lower overnight on interest rate outlooks, while...