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The S&P 500 is inching higher as U.S. stock indexes drift through a quiet Wednesday on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was adding 0.3% to the all-time high it set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was virtually unchanged,

U.S. equity futures edged modestly lower Wednesday, while Treasury yields and the dollar moved higher, as investors paused a record-setting rally on Wall Street amid renewed tariff and inflation concerns.