"Stock Market Update: S&P 500 Futures Rise Ahead of Inflation Data"

S&P 500 futures show mixed movement as investors await U.S. inflation data, with S&P climbing 0.2% and Nasdaq-100 adding 0.6%, while Dow Jones slips 0.1%; market assesses U.S. economy direction after hotter-than-expected consumer price index data and decline in retail sales; DoorDash shares drop on wider-than-expected loss, while Trade Desk and Applied Materials see gains; China expert calls for clearer signals on policy easing, Japan's finance minister monitors yen's moves, and BlackRock's CIO expects solid equity returns; Coinbase, Applied Materials, and Toast see significant moves in after-hours trading.