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Stock Futures Modestly Higher as Investors Await CPI Report

Stock futures are modestly higher as investors look ahead to Wednesday's July consumer-price report, while developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz continue to drive oil and inflation expectations. Progress in talks between Iran and Oman over maritime activity has helped pull oil prices lower after Brent briefly approached $90 a barrel amid the latest U.S.-Iran tensions.The July CPI report is a catalyst this week, with economists surveyed by Reuters expecting headline inflation to rise 3.4% year over year and core CPI to increase 2.5%. The report will be particularly important following last week's unexpectedly weak July jobs report, which showed payrolls falling by 23,000 and prompted markets to sharply reduce expectations for a September Fed rate hike. A hotter-than-expected CPI reading could push those expectations back in the opposite direction.The market is also continuing to digest a strong earnings season and the durability of the AI investment cycle. Super Micro Computer and CoreWeave are scheduled to report after the close, giving investors another opportunity to assess demand for AI infrastructure and whether spending levels remain sustainable.In pre-market trading, S&P 500 futures rose 0.16%, Nasdaq futures rose 0.37% and Dow futures rose 0.08%.Check out this morning's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER -ACV Auctionsup 13% after Bloombergthe company is exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale or strategic partnershipFirst Solarup 3% after Baird initiated coverage of the stock with an Outperform rating and a price target of $318UP AFTER EARNINGS -Babcock & Wilcoxup 34%Riot Platformsup 17%Alconup 3%Cardinal Healthup 1%DOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Life360down 27%Upworkdown 16%On Holdingdown 13%Hims & Hersdown 6%Rocket Labdown 4%LOWER -Inteldown 1% after increasing the size of its share sale to $20B in common stock from $15B

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Shares Up 39.5%

Equity futures are little changed in the opening hour of the evening session as narrow trading ranges established late last week persisted on Monday.  Traders continue to balance the narrative of clouded visibility regarding the prospects of a sustainable U.S.-Iran war resolution and the ability of broader indices to offset the increasingly vulnerable rally in Semiconductors with strength in other areas.  Infrastructure and SaaS names balanced out the weakness in Semis - including Nvidia's3% drop - on Monday.  Energy and Healthcare have also traded higher, while Tech, Utilities, and Real Estate lagged in the S&P 500.Fixed income markets continue to command plenty of attention heading into this Wednesday's key CPI data.   The brief retreat in Treasury yields following the soft employment report on Friday was briskly reversed on Monday due to oil price spillover concerns on broader inflation, with the 10-year now pushing back to the 4.7% level.  Probabilities implied by the swaps market have also reset the dial for expectations of a 25 basis point hike at the next FOMC meeting in September back above 50%.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Babcock & Wilcox Enterprisesup 39.5%NIQ Global Intelligenceup 17.4%Riot Platformsup 10.9%Alconup 5.9%ALSO HIGHER -Fermiup 20.4% after announcing TensorWave lease agreementEverpureup 7.3% after announcing a hyperscaler design winDOWN AFTER EARNINGS -Life360down 28.2%Upworkdown 19.3%USA Rare Earthdown 9.4%Hims & Hers Healthdown 6.5%Rocket Labdown 6.4%GoProdown 5.4%