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U.S. stock futures bounced Friday after the Dow and S&P 500 posted their fourth straight session of losses. The Nasdaq on Thursday saw its second down day in a row. All three stock benchmarks were tracking for negative weeks, as concern persisted on Wall Street about the Covid-19 delta variant's impact on the economic reopening. As of Thursday's close, the Dow was 2% away from last month's record close. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were nearly 1% shy of their latest record closes earlier this month. (CNBC)

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Investors are also wondering how headwinds for the economy and rising inflation might play into the Federal Reserve's decision on when to start tapering Covid-era bond purchases. The government said Friday its August producer price index rose 0.7%, a bit more than estimates, after a 1% jump in July. The ex-food and energy core rate increased 0.6%, matching expectations. On an annual basis, the index rose 8.3% for its biggest advance on record. (CNBC)