(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Feb headline CPI rises 0.4% as expected * Oracle jumps as AI demand reignites cloud business momentum * Indexes up: Dow 0.01%, S&P 0.16%, Nasdaq 0.15% (Updated at 9:54 a.m. ET/ 1354 GMT) By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shashwat...

* Consumer prices increase 0.4% in February * Gasoline, shelter account for over 60% of rise in CPI * Core CPI gains 0.4%; up 3.8% on year-on-year basis By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased solidly in February amid higher costs for gasoline and shelter, suggesting stickiness in inflation that cast some doubts on whether...

March 12 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers held the benchmark overnight interest rate steady in the 5.25%-5.50% range at the Jan. 30-31 policy meeting, but said they would consider reducing it once they are more confident inflation will fall to the U.S. central bank's 2% target. Data on inflation, jobs and consumer spending will influence that decision, with the next...

(Updated at 9:50 EDT) By Karen Brettell March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday after consumer price inflation for February came in slightly above economists' expectations, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve may not be able to cut rates as soon as investors expect if price pressures remain elevated. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4% last...