01:22 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.7% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) off 0.8%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was easing 0.1%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was falling 1.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was declining 2% to $95,348, and the...

Tradeweb Markets's ( TW ) short percent of float has risen 16.5% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.39 million shares sold short, which is 1.2% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.75 days to cover their short positions on average. Why Short...

01:19 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 1.1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) dropping 1.4%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was up 0.2%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was sliding 1.6%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was fractionally higher at...

01:14 PM EST, 12/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM fell while IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) edged up 1.1%. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 extended rallies to records in midday Monday trading, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eased as traders digested new economic data in the first session of December....