Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures waver as CPI inflation eases, JPMorgan kicks off earnings

US stock futures wavered before the bell Tuesday as a milder inflation reading kept bets that the Fed would hold rates steady intact, while JPMorgan (JPM) results kicked off the fourth quarter earnings season. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) pared losses and floated just below the flat line, while those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) hovered above the breakeven mark. On Monday, Wall Street stocks eked out fresh record closes as investors largely shrugged off concerns ar ...