Stock futures pointed higher Friday, a day after the benchmark S&P 500 and blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped four-session losing streaks following cool inflation data.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a points-based average, so higher-priced stocks generally hold more sway on the overall index change. In terms of percentage losses, just four Dow Jones stocks fell 1% or more.

Dow gains 0.44% while Nasdaq slips amid tech weakness. Investors watch Fed signals for potential rate cuts of 50 to 100 basis points. Oracle falls 4% after AI project loses funding. S&P 500 trades flat at 6,

Major stock indexes surged Thursday after delayed Consumer Price Index data came in better than expected, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and benchmark S&P 500 poised to end four-session losing streaks.

Shares of Medline, which sells medical products such as ECG/EKG machines and post-operation bandages, were up more than 31% in afternoon trade above 38. The Nasdaq-listed stock opened nearly 21% above its IPO price of $29 a share, which marked $6.26 billion raised by the company.

U.S. stock futures were mixed early Thursday as investors awaited November’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data this morning, which could shape the

Major stock indexes fell Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average on pace for a fourth consecutive decline, as AI bubble concerns resumed and investors digested tepid labor data.

The S&P 500 gave up 0.2%, with Pfizer off more than 3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite edged into positive ground with a 0.2% gain on Tuesday. The tech-dominated index broke a three-day losing streak.

U.S. stock futures were mixed early Friday after November’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data came in cooler than expected. Futures on the Nasdaq