US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) hold steady after equities (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Monday's session in negative territory, indicating a slowing rally ahead of this week's Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) for the month of November.

Oracle (ORCL) shares are in the red in Tuesday's pre-market trading after releasing a slight miss on both its fiscal second quarter profit and revenue estimates.

Suspect Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare (UNH) CEO Brian Thompson after being arrested in Altoona, PA on Monday.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.