Stocks got a boost from a report showing inflation at the U.S. wholesale level wasn’t as high last month as economists expected. It’s an encouraging signal ahead of a report coming Wednesday, which will show how much inflation U.

Drops for Lilly and Big Tech Weigh on Wall Street, Even as Most Stocks Rise NEW YORK (AP) — Drops for Eli Lilly and other influential companies are weighing on U.S. indexes Tuesday, even though most of the market is rising following an encouraging update on inflation.

Wall Street pointed modestly higher ahead of this week’s latest U.S. inflation reports and the unofficial start of earnings season