Stocks were under pressure around the globe, with U.S. index futures down sharply after Israel launched strikes across Iran that it said were aimed at crippling the country's nuclear program. Oil prices soared,

US stocks were little changed on Tuesday as renewed US-China trade talks entered their second day after an upbeat initial meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little chan

Stock futures fell sharply early Thursday, pointing to a rocky open as Wall Street grapples with a tragic plane crash involving Dow component Boeing (BA) and digests a blockbuster earnings report from software giant Oracle (ORCL).

A downside surprise in U.S. CPI data gave only a small boost to Treasurys, probably because tariff-driven price hikes still look imminent, said Capital Economics' James Reilly in a note. That said, these price hikes look discounted in markets, shielding Treasury yields from rising pressure, the senior markets economist added.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes rose, as Wall Street awaited results from U.S.-China trade talks Monday. Meanwhile, TeslaTSLA skidded on an analyst downgrade on the stock market today.

Investors were digesting a softer-than-expected inflation reading and assessing a US-China plan to salvage their trade truce.

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq waver after a cooler-than-expected CPI report. Treasury yields are down and Bitcoin is flat.