Wall Street digested a surprisingly cool wholesale inflation reading and more big bank earnings, with one eye on Trump's latest tariff moves.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed while other major indexes dipped Wednesday, as Wall Street awaited more key inflation data. Meanwhile, chip stock ASMLASML plunged on the stock market today after the company warned it couldn't guarantee growth in 2026 due to tariff uncertainty.

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U.S. stocks opened moderately higher on Wednesday, boosted by a tamer-than-expected inflation reading and blowout quarterly results from big banks.

Stock futures are little changed Wednesday ahead of the release of wholesale inflation data as earnings reports from banks and other major companies stream in.

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Wall Street braced for another inflation checkup after Tuesday's consumer price reading spurred traders to pare bets on Fed rate cuts in the coming months.

Dow Jones futures edged higher early Wednesday, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures fell slightly. Chip-gear giant ASMLASML tumbled on guidance with Goldman SachsGS and more big banks beating earnings views.