The Commerce Department is expected to report that headline inflation pressures ticked modestly higher last month, with economists looking for a year-on-year advance of 2.7%. Core

U.S. stocks are rising after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from the Federal Reserve

U.S. stocks are drifting around their records after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation.