US stock futures edged lower after the S&P 500 retreated from record highs, with investors awaiting key bank earnings and fresh inflation data amid policy uncertainty.

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Banks and credit-card stocks dragged the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 lower on Tuesday, while December CPI inflation report showed inflation meeting expectations.

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Wall Street edged back from its records following a mixed start to the latest profit reporting season for big U.S. companies.

Major stock indexes ended lower Tuesday, a day after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average set fresh records, as investors digested a consumer inflation reading that matched expectations and bank earnings season kicked off.

Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones set new records today, extending an "everything rally" that also saw gold, silver, and copper near their highs. It is unusual to see safe-haven assets surge alongside equities, and this shift in investor behaviour could be driven by geopolitical uncertainty and AI driven demand for metals.

Shares of Solventum Corp. shed 6.61% to $80.03 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.19% to 6,963.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.1% in afternoon trading even as American Express AXP sank more than 4%. The S&P 500 added 0.2%. The Nasdaq composite advanced 0.5% Monday. The small cap market continued to improve, with the Russell 2000 gaining 0.3% in recent action.