(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Indexes down: Dow 0.10%, S&P 500 down 0.87%, Nasdaq down 1.68% * Trump preparing auto tariff announcement soon, report says * Dollar Tree ( DLTR ) up on sale of Family Dollar business * GameStop ( GME ) climbs...

(Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq rose about 2.2% in mid-March, the exchange said in a statement released late on Tuesday. As of March 14, short interest rose to about 15.66 billion shares, compared with 15.33 billion shares at the prior settlement period, which was Fed. 28. Investors who sell securities 'short' borrow shares and then sell them, expecting...

12:33 PM EDT, 03/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes fell while government bond yields rose in midday trading Wednesday amid declines led by technology. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.7% to 17,967.5, with the S&P 500 down 0.9% to 5,726.6 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.1% lower at 42,543.3 after midday on Wednesday. Technology, consumer discretionary, communication services, industrials...

12:04 PM EDT, 03/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Composite were both down in late-morning trading on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said in an interview on Newsmax that tariffs will likely be more lenient than reciprocal. In company news, Dollar Tree ( DLTR ) said Wednesday it agreed to sell its Family Dollar business to...