02:29 PM EDT, 09/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Athira Pharma ( ATHA ) shares plunged 78% after the company said overnight that its phase 2/3 trial of fosgonimeton in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease failed to meet the primary and key secondary endpoints. More than 14.6 million shares traded intraday compared with a daily average of about 172,000. Oragenics ( OGEN...

03:22 PM EDT, 09/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed late Wednesday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) shedding 0.5% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) fractionally higher. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index eased 0.2%. In corporate news, a federal judge denied a motion for a preliminary injunction against Meta Platforms ( META ) requested by...

* S&P 500 and Nasdaq flat in choppy trading * Job openings indicate labor market easing * Nvidia edges lower after report of DOJ subpoena * Dollar Tree ( DLTR ) dives after cutting annual forecasts * AMD rises after hiring former Nvidia executive Keith Strier (Updates to 2:30 p.m. EDT) By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK Sept 4 (Reuters) -...

03:57 PM EDT, 09/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks fell late Wednesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) both shedding 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) eased 0.1%. In corporate news, Myriad Genetics ( MYGN ) shares dropped 7.8% after the company said it's discontinuing the analysis of hospital...