01:28 PM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were lower Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index falling 1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) dropping 1.7%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index declined 3.1%, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index was down 0.1%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was shedding 0.3% to $70.82...

01:43 PM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Lipella Pharmaceuticals ( LIPO ) shares soared 79% after the company said Thursday it received a US Food and Drug Administration approval for an expanded access program for LP-310, an oral rinse formulation designed to treat oral lichen planus. Over 82.1 million shares traded intraday versus a daily average of roughly 127,000. TransCode...

01:38 PM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Thursday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) up 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) falling 2.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index eased 0.2%. In sector news, US lawmakers are planning to propose legislation banning DeepSeek's chatbot app from government-owned devices, citing security concerns that it...

01:31 PM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks rose in Thursday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) both gaining 0.7%. The Philadelphia Housing Index fell 0.4%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) climbed 0.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) declined 0.3% to $96,355, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries...