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Aug 26 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected inflation data reinforced bets on another quarter-point Federal Reserve rate hike this year, as

Stocks were wobbling after another hot inflation report, but the real event for markets on Wednesday is yet to come. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.2%. Nvidia is set to report results after the close.

The Federal Reserve's primary inflation gauge, the core PCE price index, showed no relief from price pressures ahead of Chairman Kevin Warsh's Friday speech at the annual Jackson Hole monetary policy symposium. Given that three Fed voters dissented from last month's decision to hold the benchmark interest rate steady, Warsh's ability to influence hawkish-leaning colleagues is in question. Unrounded, the core PCE price index rose 0.246%, just missing a rounding-up to 0.3%.

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Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Wednesday ahead of key inflation data. Nvidia earnings are due after the close.

Ahead of the bell US stock futures went nowhere on Wednesday morning, which tells you plenty about how much is riding on the next 12 hours. Contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 sat close to flat, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.2% after Tuesday's...

US equity futures were mostly flat pre-bell Wednesday as traders awaited a key inflation report and

The main US equity measures were mixed in premarket activity Wednesday as traders await a key inflat

US stock futures were subdued on Wednesday as investors prepared for Nvidia’s closely watched quarterly earnings and fresh inflation data, while signs of diplomatic progress in the Middle East pushed oil prices sharply lower. Sentiment was also shaped by an escalating trade dispute between the US and Canada, with Ottawa announcing retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of American products.

Soaring long-duration Treasury bond yields can't be swept under the rug any longer.

Investors geared up for the release of a key inflation reading and Nvidia's earnings report.

Asian stocks edged higher Wednesday as oil prices extended a decline on receding concerns about another military flare-up between the United States and Iran, while traders were also nervously awaiting Nvidia's earnings and key US inflation data.However, analysts said the simmering US-Canada trade row was causing some uncertainty, while the big event on the agenda this week is Nvidia's second-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

Treasury yields declined, as the benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield dropped by over 7 basis points to reach 4.63%.

The stock market rose Tuesday amid lower oil prices and yields, but cautiously heading into Fed inflation data and Nvidia earnings.

U.S. stocks rose as another drop in oil prices and tepid economic data quelled inflation concerns. The S&P 500 gained 24.42 points, or 0.32%, to 7677.28 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 171.11 points, or 0.66%, to 26151.30. Oil futures fell as traders weighed the relatively modest scale of a new round of U.S. economic sanctions on Iran.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Tuesday as Treasury yields drop. Nvidia, Micron and Sandisk rebound premarket.

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Investing.com - U.S. stock futures pointed higher on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to key inflation data and Nvidia’s quarterly results later this week for fresh clues on the outlook for interest rates and the artificial intelligence trade.

Stock markets were heading for a positive open as investors positioned themselves ahead of crucial earnings and economic events and shrugged off a raft of U.S. sanctions on Iran. Nasdaq 100 futures were jumping 1% in Tuesday’s premarket after fears about artificial-intelligence spending by big tech companies sparked a selloff the previous session, leading the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite to finish in the red. In a speech on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. was sanctioning more than 60 entities, individuals, and vessels tied to the Iranian regime, but didn't outline any specific steps against individual countries such as China, a major buyer of oil from the Middle Eastern Country.

U. S. stock futures moved higher on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) earnings and key inflation data later in the week, while markets assessed Washington’s expanded sanctions campaign against Iran.

Investors weighed new trade measures against Canada and Iran, looming Nvidia earnings, and predictions for Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole speech as Fed chair.

Investors weighed new trade measures against Canada and Iran, looming Nvidia earnings, and predictions for Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole speech as Fed chair.

A crucial earnings week awaits markets, where results from chipmakers including Nvidia and Marvell Technologies are expected.

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Monday, with the Dow adding about a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 shedding roughly the same amount, and the Nasdaq sliding around three-quarters of a percent.</p><p>Investors braced for a busy week that includes Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's debut speech at the central bank's annual Jackson Hole symposium.</p><p>Rob Haworth is senior investment strategy director at U.S. Bank Asset Management Group.</p><p>"We've got a big week ahead of us with Nvidia earnings on Wednesday, personal income and PCE [Personal Consumption Expenditures] also on Wednesday. So that'll be key. And then none of us are really sure what Chair Warsh is going to say on Friday morning. It probably isn't a lot about the future of monetary policy, but we are all interested in, what is the reaction function going to be? And we're maybe hopeful that he'll say something. But I think this is a market that's kind of waiting for some direction, and there's maybe a little nerves ahead of all that.”</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Meanwhile, the Trump administration announced a possible expansion of sanctions on countries doing business with Iran as part of what it billed as an "economic D-Day," but stopped short of actually imposing penalties.</p><p>Chip stocks sold off, with Nvidia dropping 3%, Micron Technology falling nearly 6% and Broadcom sliding about 2.5%.</p><p>Separately, President Trump warned that tariffs on cars, trucks and automotive parts from Canada would be increased to 50% starting January 1 after trade talks collapsed over the weekend.</p><p>Shares of Ford and General Motors fell, while trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport tumbled nearly 6%.</p></body>

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GM, Ford, and Stellantis shares were lower as trade talks between Canada and the U.S. broke down over the weekend.

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday as investors weighed the U.S. pledge of an "economic D-Day" against Iran while awaiting AI giant Nvidia's quarterly results and a

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The benchmark US stock measures were tracking in the red before the opening bell Monday as traders p