CPI Report: US Stocks Surge on Cooler Inflation, Micron Earnings

Stock investors got two pieces of good news on Thursday. US stocks jumped as investors took in a cooler-than-expected inflation report, bolstering confidence in the economy and lifting hopes that the Fed will continue its rate-cutting cycle heading into next year.Consumer prices rose 2.7% year-over-year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, lower than the 3.1% annualized increase economists were expecting. Meanwhile, the tech sector got a break after days of weakness. Chip stocks, led largely by M ...