Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 futures pop while Dow holds steady as Alibaba spreads AI cheer

US stocks rose before the bell on Wednesday, eyeing a return to their record-setting rally as Alibaba's (BABA) spending plans and Micron Technology's (MU) results lifted prospects for an AI boom. Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ=F) moved up roughly 0.3%, while those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) nudged 0.1% higher. Contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), which includes fewer tech stocks, were broadly flat. A turnaround in tone on techs is helping stocks shape up for a slight comeback, after the major gauges ...