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S&P 500 futures climbed 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.7% before the morning's consumer price index release
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U.S. stock futures edged higher on Wednesday as investors waited for July's consumer price index report, which is expected to shape what the Federal Reserve does at its September meeting.
S&P 500 futures were up 0.3% and Nasdaq $NDAQ 100 futures were 0.7% higher. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 67 points, or 0.1%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics was scheduled to release the CPI data at 8:30 a.m. ET.
