Nvidia, Microsoft, Bitcoin, GameStop – 5 Things You Must Know Tuesday

Nvidia, Microsoft, Bitcoin, GameStop – 5 Things You Must Know Tuesday

Here are five things you must know for Tuesday, April 13:

1. -- Stock Futures Inch Higher Ahead of Inflation Data

Stock futures rose slightly Tuesday as investors awaited inflation data to determine what risks a bump up in consumer prices might have on a U.S. economic recovery.

Contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29 points, S&P 500 futures were up 2 points and futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 2 points.

Wall Street also was preparing for the start of first-quarter earnings season and a Treasury auction of 30-year bonds after sales of three- and 10-year notes were met with slightly lower demand than previous auctions.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury rose early Tuesday to 1.693%. 

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Stocks closed Monday with modest losses and the S&P 500 snapped a three-day winning streak. The broad market index finished last week with its third straight weekly gain.

Asian equities ended Tuesday's session mostly higher but stocks in Shanghai declined after China reported exports rose nearly 31% in March, which was lower than expectations.

2. -- Tuesday's Calendar: Consumer Price Index for March

The U.S. economic calendarfor Tuesday includes the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for March at 6 a.m. ET