Stock Market Today: Dow Falls Ahead Of Key Inflation Data; CoreWeave Jumps On Meta Deal (Live Coverage)

The Dow declined ahead of the U.S. CPI release, reflecting investor caution amid concerns over persistent inflation and its implications for Fed policy. Equities faced pressure as elevated core inflation could delay expectations for rate cuts, tightening the real yield backdrop and weighing on rate-sensitive assets. Meanwhile, CoreWeave surged on news of a cloud-computing deal with Meta, highlighting strong demand for AI infrastructure and boosting sentiment in the data center and GPU ecosystem. The reaction in CoreWeave underscores how sector-specific growth narratives, particularly tied to AI capital spending, can decouple individual stocks from broader market weakness. Traders are now focused on the CPI print for February, due Wednesday morning, as the next catalyst for directional moves in both equities and Treasury yields.

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