02:10 PM EDT, 08/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index fractionally up and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) lost 0.23%. In corporate news, Maravai LifeSciences ( MRVI ) shares jumped 22% after Reuters reported Friday that the company has received...

02:02 PM EDT, 08/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Bryant Riley, co-founder, chairman and co-chief executive officer of B. Riley Financial ( RILY ) , offered to buy the rest of the company for $7 a share. Riley is currently the company's largest shareholder. The stock jumped 17% with intraday trading volume topping 18,1 million shares versus the daily average of 1.46...

02:22 PM EDT, 08/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were higher intraday as markets assessed the latest macro data, including a survey showing that consumer sentiment grew more than projected in August. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.4% at 17,660.5 after midday Friday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rose 0.3% each to 40,674.7...

02:01 PM EDT, 08/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Friday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.1% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) down 0.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index was fractionally lower. In corporate news, AvePoint ( AVPT ) is working with advisers as it considers getting listed in Singapore, Bloomberg reported Friday....