Stocks on Wall Street rise ahead of new U.S. inflation data and job numbers

The S&P 500 rose 0.3% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq each ticked 0.2% higher. Wall Street pointed toward a third consecutive day of records before the opening bell Thursday ahead of new U.S. data releases on the labor market and inflation.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.3% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq each ticked 0.2% higher.Market movement will hinge on government reports about inflation and unemployment benefits, two areas that the Federal Res...