01:59 PM EST, 12/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were lower Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) each decreasing 0.2%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) eased 0.1%. In corporate news, Vistagen Therapeutics ( VTGN ) shares tumbled 80% after Maxim downgraded the company to hold from...

01:58 PM EST, 12/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were mixed in Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index easing 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) fractionally higher. The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 1.6%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) rose 0.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was dropping 2.2% to...

01:54 PM EST, 12/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) increasing 0.5% and the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) shedding 0.8%. In corporate news, Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ) has urged its shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance's ( PSKY ) acquisition...

01:55 PM EST, 12/17/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vistagen Therapeutics ( VTGN ) said Wednesday a phase 3 study of intranasal fasedienol for the acute treatment of social anxiety disorder failed to demonstrate a statistically significant improvement on the primary endpoint. Shares sank 80% following an increase in intraday trading volume to over 61.2 million from a daily average of about...