Wall Street wobbles ahead of new retail sales data and public appearances by Fed officials

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writers
Wall Street bounced between small gains and losses in meek trading early Wednesday ahead of the new retail sales numbers this week and any hints from Federal Reserve officials about the U.S. central bank’s future interest rate decisions.
Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.4%.
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