LIVE BLOG12 Aug 2026 | 06:29:22 PM ISTSynopsisDow Jones Today | US Stock Market Live: A Labor Department report ‌showed ⁠the ⁠Consumer Price Index rose 3.4% on ​an annual basis in July, in ​line with an estimated 3.4% rise, according to economists polled ​by Reuters. On ⁠a monthly ‌basis, it rose ​0.1% ​compared with an expectation ⁠of a 0.1% rise.Dow Jones Today | Nasdaq | S&P 500 Live Updates: US stock futures pared gains on Wednesday as investors assessed July inflation data that was broadly in line with expectations, while upbeat earnings from AI infrastructure companies helped support the market.1 New UpdateDow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Goldman Sachs to buy ETF provider Neos in $2.3 billion dealGoldman ​Sachs will ​acquire exchange-traded funds provider Neos ​Investments for as much as $2.25 billion, as the investment bank looks to ‌bolster ⁠its presence ⁠in asset management. Neos, which provides ​ETFs on systematic options-based income, managed $30 billion in ​assets across 19 funds as of June 30.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Trump says his plane faced 'greater risk' in secret flight changeU.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he secretly switched planes in Turkey last month at the direction of the U.S. Secret Service, but that the plane he ultimately flew on was still more vulnerable ‌than Air Force One.Following ⁠a NATO ⁠summit in Ankara, Trump was transferred from Air Force One to a military plane via a catering truck in an extraordinary deception prompted by an Iranian ​assassination threat, U.S. media reported. The White House did not disclose the change and it remained a secret until the Washington Post first reported it ​on Monday.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Traders stick to narrow bets on September Fed hold after inflation dataTraders on Wednesday maintained bets narrowly favouring a Federal Reserve rate hold in September after July consumer inflation came in line with expectations. Futures priced in about a 55% chance that the Fed would keep rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% at its September 15-16 meeting, little changed from before the data.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: Oil prices rise after ship attacks, US-Iran talks deadlockOil prices rose in volatile trade on Wednesday after attacks on ​two ships reinforced worries about ​disruptions to Middle East supplies and as talks to end the ​Iran war hit an impasse.Brent futures were up 35 cents, or 0.4%, at $89.26 a barrel by 1219 GMT, heading for a sixth day of gains. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 57 cents, or 0.7%, ‌to $83.77, heading for ⁠a ⁠fifth daily gain.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: US inflation data in focus as September Fed rate bets splitUS inflation figures will face heightened scrutiny as elevated energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict raise the prospect of higher interest rates. Markets are evenly split between a 25-basis-point rate increase and a pause in September, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: AI infrastructure stocks rally on strong earnings, demand outlookAI infrastructure stocks rose in premarket trading as upbeat earnings and forecasts highlighted robust demand. IREN and Applied Digital gained more than 5% each, Nebius Group jumped 9.5%, and Super Micro Computer climbed 9.2% after forecasting fiscal 2027 revenue above Wall Street estimates.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: July US inflation data expected to show moderate price growthJuly consumer ‌prices data, due ⁠at 8:30 ⁠a.m. ET, is expected to show that prices increased moderately in July. The CPI likely rebounded 0.1% last month, a Reuters ​survey of economists predicted, after falling 0.4% in June.In the 12 months through July, the CPI was forecast to ​have increased 3.4% after advancing 3.5% in June.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: CoreWeave jumps 18% after lifting annual spending forecastCoreWeave jumped 18.2% in premarket trading after the AI cloud company lifted its annual capital spending forecast and ​topped second-quarter earnings ​estimates.Dow Jones| Nasdaq | US Stock Market Today | Live: US market futures edge higher ahead of key US inflation dataWall Street futures edged higher on Wednesday ahead of a key inflation report that could shape the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook, while upbeat earnings from AI infrastructure companies also supported sentiment.At 7 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis rose 59 points, or 0.11%, S&P 500 E-minis gained 19.25 points, or 0.25%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis climbed 196.75 points, or 0.65%.