01:43 PM EDT, 05/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) decreasing 0.1% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) rising 1.5%. In corporate news, Walt Disney's ( DIS ) fiscal Q2 results came in ahead of market estimates amid revenue gains across...

01:19 PM EDT, 05/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 3.6% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) dropping 4.1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was shedding 1.6%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities Index was down 1.2%. In sector news, the White House is of...

01:13 PM EDT, 05/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 1.5%. US equity indexes rose after midday Wednesday on growing expectations of a US peace deal with Iran and stronger quarterly earnings in the technology sector. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) fell 3.8% and the...

01:38 PM EDT, 05/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were higher Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 1.9% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 1.6%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 3.4%. In corporate news, Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) reported stronger-than-expected Q1 results as demand for AI infrastructure...