09:05 AM EDT, 05/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were advancing premarket Thursday with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.3% recently. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 1.5% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was up 2.5%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.9% at $78.29 per barrel at the...

NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields pulled back from their lows on Thursday after data showed initial jobless claims fell in the latest week, suggesting persistent strength in the labor market that reinforces expectations the Federal Reserve will take its time cutting interest rates this year. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 8,000 to a seasonally-adjusted...

09:01 AM EDT, 05/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were edging higher premarket Thursday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently up 0.1%. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) were 0.2% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) were unchanged. Toronto-Dominion Bank ( MLWIQXX ) advanced by nearly 2% after it...

09:11 AM EDT, 05/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Technology stocks were mixed premarket Thursday with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLK ) up 1.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF ( XSD ) 5.1% lower recently. Nvidia ( NVDA ) was up over 6% after the company reported higher fiscal Q1 earnings and sales which also topped market expectations....