Stock Futures Edge Higher With Inflation in Focus 
 

S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures edged higher while overseas markets were mixed.


 
Investors Crowd Into Soft-Landing Trade Ahead of Crucial Inflation Data 
 

Stocks and bonds have rallied ahead of Wednesday's consumer-price index report.


 
More Chinese Cities Move to Buy Up Housing Inventories 
 

Two more Chinese cities have unveiled plans to buy up unsold, unfinished or old housing, as Beijing shifts its focus to absorbing excess apartment supply as a way to resolve the country's property crisis.


 
China to Start Sale of Ultralong Bond to Support Economy 
 

China will start selling the first batch of a planned $138.37 billion ultralong bond issuance this week, as Beijing looks to provide more support to the economy.


 
The Random Path to Stock-Market Riches 
 

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Inflation trap? Stock market's near-record run faces the most crucial CPI reading of 2024. 
 

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Tumbling Inflation Expectations Ease Pressure on RBNZ to Tighten Further 
 

Inflation expectations continued to tumble, greatly easing pressure on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to further raise interest rates.


 
Wealth Managers, Charities Defend Fees From Donor-Advised Funds 
 

"Strange bedfellows" are teaming up to oppose a Treasury Department proposal penalizing certain payments.

What's So Bad About Fixing Oil Prices?

A U.S. oil CEO's alleged collusion with OPEC isn't as alarming or evil as it seems.


 
Chicken Wings Are the New Inflation Hedge 
 

Diners are buying more wings at fast-food chains and frozen tenders at grocery stores. Meat giants like Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride, in turn, are bringing in higher profits.


(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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