04:29 PM EDT, 08/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday eked out a new record close, rising by less than two points as higher commodity prices and gains in Guardian Capital Group ( GRCGF ) and some other financial stocks just about outweighed a report from Statistics Canada that this nation recorded a huge deficit in goods...

03:45 PM EDT, 08/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index gaining 0.7% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 0.5%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index increased 0.3%, while the Dow Jones US Utilities index shed 0.6%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 0.2% to $64.25 a barrel, and...

03:52 PM EDT, 08/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks edged higher in late Thursday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) each advancing 0.1%. The Philadelphia Housing Index fell 0.2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) dropped 0.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) added 0.9% to $112,298, and the yield for 10-year...

03:48 PM EDT, 08/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose amid gains in communication services and technology ahead of the close on Thursday. The S&P 500 advanced 0.3% to 6,502.2, after touching a new intraday high of 6,505.89. The Nasdaq Composite traded 0.6% higher at 21,712.8, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.2% to 45,637.2. Utilities and real...