U.S. stock futures crawled higher ahead of the open Wednesday as Wall Street counted down to a crucial inflation reading and big bank earnings later this week.

Futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.3%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 60 points, or 0.2%. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also advanced by roughly 0.3%.

U.S. Treasury yields pared their move higher from the previous session, with the benchmark 10-year note falling below 3.6%. The U.S. dollar index also retreated.

Wells Fargo (WFC) was among compa…….

Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. 

Peter Kramer | CNBC

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day:

1. The Nasdaq is warming up

There are still plenty of data dumps and reports ahead that could put the chill on stocks. But for now, U.S. equities markets are doing just fine in the early days of 2023. The Nasdaq, especially, is generating some heat, posting three winning sessions in a row. The tech-heavy index is coming off a bad 2022, falling much more than the broader S&P 500 and the bl…….

Stocks advanced Tuesday as investors continued building on the new year’s early rally while waiting for economic data and corporate earnings coming later in the week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 186.45 points, or 0.56%, to end at 33,704.10. The S&P 500 traded up 0.70%, to close at 3,919.25 points.

The Nasdaq Composite led the major indexes for another day, adding 1.01% to end the session at 10,742.63. The average has rallied for the past three sessions as optimism over cooling inflation pushed investors to beaten-up technology stocks. It was the index’s first thr…….

Shares of ITC Ltd.
500875,
-0.49%
inched down 0.49% to 331.75 Indian rupees Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P BSE Sensex Index
1,
-0.02%
falling 0.02% to 60,105.50.

ITC Ltd. closed 30.15 rupees short of its 52-week high (361.90 rupees), which the company achieved on November 11.

Trading volume (258,345) remained 128,378 below its 50-day average volume of 386,723.

Editor’s Note: This story was auto-generated by Aut…….

Stocks advanced Tuesday as investors continued building on the new year’s early rally while waiting for economic data and corporate earnings coming later in the week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 186.45 points, or 0.56%, to end at 33,704.10. The S&P 500 traded up 0.70%, to close at 3,919.25 points.

The Nasdaq Composite led the major indexes for another day, adding 1.01% to end the session at 10,742.63. The average has rallied for the past three sessions as optimism over cooling inflation pushed investors to beaten-up technology stocks. It was the index’s first thr…….

Shares of ITC Ltd.
500875,
-0.49%
inched down 0.49% to 331.75 Indian rupees Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P BSE Sensex Index
1,
-0.02%
falling 0.02% to 60,105.50.

ITC Ltd. closed 30.15 rupees short of its 52-week high (361.90 rupees), which the company achieved on November 11.

Trading volume (258,345) remained 128,378 below its 50-day average volume of 386,723.

Editor’s Note: This story was auto-generated by Aut…….

Stocks advanced Tuesday as investors continued building on the new year’s early rally while waiting for economic data and corporate earnings coming later in the week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 186.45 points, or 0.56%, to end at 33,704.10. The S&P 500 traded up 0.70%, to close at 3,919.25 points.

The Nasdaq Composite led the major indexes for another day, adding 1.01% to end the session at 10,742.63. The average has rallied for the past three sessions as optimism over cooling inflation pushed investors to beaten-up technology stocks. It was the index’s first thr…….

Shares of ITC Ltd.
500875,
-0.49%
inched down 0.49% to 331.75 Indian rupees Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P BSE Sensex Index
1,
-0.02%
falling 0.02% to 60,105.50.

ITC Ltd. closed 30.15 rupees short of its 52-week high (361.90 rupees), which the company achieved on November 11.

Trading volume (258,345) remained 128,378 below its 50-day average volume of 386,723.

Editor’s Note: This story was auto-generated by Aut…….

Stocks advanced Tuesday as investors continued building on the new year’s early rally while waiting for economic data and corporate earnings coming later in the week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 186.45 points, or 0.56%, to end at 33,704.10. The S&P 500 traded up 0.70%, to close at 3,919.25 points.

The Nasdaq Composite led the major indexes for another day, adding 1.01% to end the session at 10,742.63. The average has rallied for the past three sessions as optimism over cooling inflation pushed investors to beaten-up technology stocks. It was the index’s first thr…….

Shares of Accolade (NYSE:ACCD) gained more than 23% in yesterday’s trading session on solid revenue growth in the fiscal third quarter. Also, the provider of health and benefits solutions raised its full-year outlook due to strong business performance so far in Fiscal 2023.

The company’s Q3 sales grew 9% year-over-year to $90.9 million, exceeding analysts’ expectations of $87.5 million. The company’s topline benefited from strong direct-to-consumer business and a stable commercial customer count.

Meanwhile, Accolade reported a loss per share of $0.56 compared wit…….