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On a "core" basis, which strips out the more volatile costs of food and gas, prices in November are expected to have risen 3.3% over last year for the fourth consecutive month. Economists expect monthly core price increases to also match the prior month's reading of 0.3%, according to Bloomberg data.

U.S. stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday, after an in-line consumer inflation report cemented expectations of another quarter-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week. The benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) halted a two-day slide each,

Dow Jones fell in the stock market today. Nvidia rose from a key level of support. AI stock fell after earnings. Tesla got a boost from an analyst upgrade.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major indexes were mixed Wednesday morning after the November consumer price index came in as expected. Tesla looked to continue its winning streak, while Nvidia tried to recover on the stock market today.

Google broke out on its Willow quantum computing chip as Tesla races. But that masked underlying weakness in growth stocks again.