Wall Street moved slightly on Wednesday after fresh inflation data ... The airline's announcement sent ripples through the sector, with Southwest and United Airlines stocks climbing in response.

U.S. stocks are edging higher and hovering around their records Wednesday after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month from another cut to interest rates.

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