Stock futures were little changed Wednesday ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, as investors digested a flurry of earnings reports that came out after yesterday's closing bell.

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U.S. stocks rose Monday, with those benefiting the most from lower interest rates and a stronger economy leading the way. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3% to pull closer to its all-time high set two weeks ago.

Federal Reserve officials discussed potentially slowing down or pausing interest-rate cuts if progress on lowering inflation stalled out when they met earlier this month. Officials thought that if the economy performed in line with their expectations that inflation would continue to decline steadily,