Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures inch higher as inflation data looms large over Fed policy outlook
US stock futures traded mixed on Wednesday as Wall Street awaited key reports that could shape the Federal Reserve's next interest-rate decision and provide insight on the broader economic outlook. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) slipped 0.2%. Contracts on the S&P 500 (ES=F) nudged up roughly 0.2%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) held just above the flat line. On Tuesday, stocks hit fresh records on the heels of a revision to US job numbers that confirmed a slowdown in the la ...