Feb. 9, 2021 3:41 am ET
U.S. stock futures were muted Tuesday, suggesting that the major stock indexes may take a breather after closing at record highs.
Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were largely flat, while contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index ticked down 0.1%.
The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasurys slipped to 1.164%, from 1.159% on Monday. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) are forging ahead with a coronavirus-relief spending plan.
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House Democrats released the biggest piece of their coronavirus relief bill late Monday. They are offering a measure that would extend a $400-a-week unemployment insurance payment through Aug. 29 and send $1,400 per-person payments to most households without lowering the income thresholds
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