03:49 PM EST, 01/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were on track to close higher Wednesday, while Treasury yields plunged as traders parsed the latest consumer inflation report and earnings from major banks. The Nasdaq Composite was up 2.5% at 19,523.5, while the S&P 500 rose 1.9% to 5,955.6. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.7% to 43,257.6....

03:53 PM EST, 01/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 2.5% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) up 2.7%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was climbing 2.3%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was up 0.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) increased 3.5% to $99,803, and the yield...

03:48 PM EST, 01/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed late Wednesday afternoon with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) easing 0.2% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 2.6%. In corporate news, Netflix ( NFLX ) is poised for subscriber growth, driven by the success of Squid Game season 2, live events including...

03:53 PM EST, 01/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks advanced late Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 2.2% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) climbing 3.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index added 2.5%. In corporate news, Alphabet's (GOOG) Google ( GOOG ) said the Associated Press agreed to provide real-time information to Gemini chatbot users....