BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Persistent exchange rate pressures continued to weigh on Argentina's financial markets on Wednesday, straining the Treasury as proceeds from a special liquidation deal with agricultural exporters dwindle. Traders estimate the Treasury, under the Ministry of Economy, has sold more than $1.6 billion in the past six trading sessions to support the weakening peso. The ministry does not...

12:23 PM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Wednesday amid gains in technology ahead of the start of the Q3 earnings season. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.9% to 22,988.7, with the S&P 500 up 0.6% to 6,753.8 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.4% higher at 46,792. Technology was the top gainer intraday,...

01:11 PM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.8%. US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Wednesday amid gains in technology ahead of the start of the Q3 earnings season. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR...

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Persistent exchange rate pressures continued to weigh on Argentina's financial markets on Wednesday, straining the Treasury as proceeds from a special liquidation deal with agricultural exporters dwindle. Traders estimate the Treasury, under the Ministry of Economy, has sold more than $1.6 billion in the past six trading sessions to support the weakening peso. The...