US stock futures wavered overnight after snapping a recent losing streak, as signs of cooling inflation and waning AI worries buoyed Wall Street optimism toward the tail end of a topsy-turvy week. Investors have gotten through a catch-up week for economic data with next year's rate-cut hopes intact,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a points-based average, so higher-priced stocks generally hold more sway on the overall index change. In terms of percentage losses, just four Dow Jones stocks fell 1% or more.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq rallied Thursday after the November CPI report. The Dow and S&P 500 snapped four-day losing streaks.

Major stock indexes surged Thursday after delayed Consumer Price Index data came in better than expected, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and benchmark S&P 500 poised to end four-session losing streaks.

At least eight of the 30 Dow Jones components rose three points or more. They included Visa V, Goldman Sachs GS and American Express AXP. Paint giant Sherwin-Williams SHW ramped up more than four points, nearly 2%, following the Federal Reserve's decision to trim interest rates.

A day that featured the biggest initial public offering in four years also saw the Nasdaq Composite close sharply lower. The tech-heavy index slid 1.8%. The S&P 500 dropped 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 230 points, or 0.5%. The S&P and Dow extended their respective losing streaks to four days.

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Dow Jones futures and the other major stock indexes headed back into negative territory Tuesday, as Wall Street digested a surprise Labor Department November jobs report. Meanwhile, Palantir Technologies PLTR and Tesla TSLA were early losers on the stock market today.

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All three major U.S. stock indexes finished lower on Wednesday as a selloff in Oracle and a number of chip stocks dragged popular AI names lower.

The stock slid close to 11% on Dec. 12 after a report of delays in its data center commitments to OpenAI. Oracle pushed back, saying its plans were on track. Among the Nasdaq 100 stocks, Shopify SHOP rallied 2%, making it one of the best performers just after the market open.