01:05 PM EDT, 03/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were lower Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) falling 2.1% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) dropping 2.3%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index declined 3.6%. In corporate news, Apple ( AAPL ) said Thursday it has added new partners to its American Manufacturing...

01:08 PM EDT, 03/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index fractionally higher and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) increasing 0.3%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) added 0.3%. In corporate news, Kodiak Sciences ( KOD ) shares surged 69% after it said Thursday that topline data from...

12:22 PM EDT, 03/26/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes declined in midday trading Thursday after President Donald Trump warned Iran to get serious in working out a peace deal with Washington, raising the stakes for Tehran if it attempts to drag the war. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.3% to 21,654.1, with the S&P 500 down 0.9% to 6,530.8, and...

* Indexes down: Dow 0.45%, S&P 500 0.77%, Nasdaq 1.05% * Meta Platforms ( META ), Alphabet fall after US jury verdict * OECD warns Iran war erases global growth upgrade * Weekly jobless claims in line with estimates (Updates with afternoon prices) By Twesha Dikshit and Purvi Agarwal March 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes dropped on Thursday...