(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were poised to open nearly flat on Thursday, a day after hitting all-time highs as tepid consumer inflation data bolstered hopes of interest-rate cuts. All three major indexes notched record closes in the previous session after a smaller-than-expected rise in consumer inflation fueled optimism that inflation was easing after three months of higher-than-expected numbers....

08:59 AM EDT, 05/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were leaning lower premarket Thursday with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) recently down 0.2%. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was 0.5% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was up 2.1%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil was up 0.8% at $79.23 per barrel at...

09:22 AM EDT, 05/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US stocks look set to open lower in Thursday's trading session as weekly initial jobless claims came in higher than expected, while the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index fell more than expected. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 0.03%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.02%, and Nasdaq futures down 0.01%. Weekly initial jobless...

08:55 AM EDT, 05/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Financial stocks were steady pre-bell Thursday with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) recently inactive. The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.3% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was unchanged. American International Group ( AIG ) said it has agreed to sell a...