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(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday as investors awaited key economic data, including a crucial inflation report, which is expected to influence the Federal Reserve’s future monetary policy path. The Personal Expenditure report, the central bank’s preferred inflation data, is due at 10 a.m. ET. Economists polled…

(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Tuesday ahead of a crucial consumer price inflation report later in the week that could firm up bets on the size of the interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve on Sept. 18. Apple (NASDAQ:)’s shares were down more than…

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The and Nasdaq stumbled on Tuesday, weighed down by weak chip and megacap shares ahead of earnings from heavyweight tech companies this week, but the Dow managed modest gains. Microsoft (O:), seen by many as leading the artificial intelligence race, fell nearly 2% ahead…

(Reuters) – Futures tracking the Nasdaq leapt on Thursday on gains in heavyweight technology stocks, aided by broadly unchanged bets on the Federal Reserve easing interest rates in September despite the central bank projecting just one cut this year. Investor sentiment got a boost from softer-than-expected inflation data and Fed…