01:32 PM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were decreasing in Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.8% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) falling 1.2%. The Philadelphia Housing Index was shedding 0.2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was fractionally lower. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was increasing 1.1% to $116,470, and the...

01:17 PM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks declined Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index down 1% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) falling 1.7%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) shed 0.8%. In corporate news, UnitedHealth ( UNH ) has reached a proposed settlement with the US Justice Department and several states to...

01:29 PM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 0.3% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.1%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was decreasing 1.4%, while the Dow Jones US Utilities index was adding 0.7%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was declining 0.3% to...

01:44 PM EDT, 08/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were lower Thursday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) down 0.4% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) shedding 0.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index rose 1.3%. In sector news, President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on imported semiconductor chips. Trump suggested...