Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 14, 2023 in New York City.Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day:We've hit the midpoint of a murky week for stocks. The Dow and the S&P 500 slipped Tuesday after the government's consumer price index for January showed hotter-than-expected inflation.
The Nasdaq, however, finished the session in the green. Even though the inflation print came in higher than economists' estimates, Wall Street seemed to take it in stride as it still showed the pace of price increases slowing down. Wednesday brings more data, including indicators from the housing market, as well as another handful of corporate earnings reports, including
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