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.


 
Fighting Flares Across Gaza Amid Push to Revive Israel-Hamas Talks 
 

Israeli troops are clashing with Hamas not only in Rafah, the militant group's last stronghold, but also in the north of Gaza.


 
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.


 
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German Companies Bet on AI But Payoff Could Be Years Away 
 

German businesses are increasingly experimenting with artificial intelligence to become more productive, but some caution the gains the technology promises could be years away.


 
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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.


(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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