01:25 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) rising 0.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) shedding 0.5%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index declined 0.5%. In corporate news, Texas Instruments ( TXN ) shares fell past 11%. The company issued a Q3 earnings outlook below market estimates...

01:05 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.1% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 1.2%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was climbing 4.2%, while the Dow Jones US Utilities index was down 0.8%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was declining 0.3% to...

01:03 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was fractionally higher. US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Wednesday, with volatility declining and Treasury yields gaining after President Donald Trump unveiled a trade deal with Japan in which the import tariff was lower than...

01:16 PM EDT, 07/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks advanced in Wednesday afternoon trading with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.8% and the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) gaining 0.5%. The Philadelphia Housing Index increased 0.2%, and the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE) was little changed. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 1.8% to $117,872, and the yield for 10-year...