U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday as traders awaited a key inflation report likely to set the near-term direction for interest rates. President Donald Trump told reporters he would like to run for a third term but that "the law is very strong" against it, with reports indicating he has privately signaled to donors that he wants his VP JD Vance to win the 2028 presidential election. Alphabet's Gemini app has surpassed 1 billion monthly users, becoming its fastest-growing product ever, following OpenAI's ChatGPT reaching the same milestone in late July. OpenAI has expanded its ChatGPT Ads to five new countries, and SpaceXAI launched 'Grok Bot' for its premium subscribers. CoreWeave reported second-quarter revenue of $2.58 billion, up 112% year-over-year, with adjusted operating income reaching $128 million and adjusted EBITDA of $1.51 billion. Lumentum reported fiscal Q4 2026 revenue of $1.006 billion, up 109.3% year-over-year, with EPS beating estimates by 8% and a $7.8 billion one-time non-cash charge. Apple is developing a glass-centric iPhone model scheduled for release in 2027. Oracle is reportedly preparing another round of job cuts—potentially reaching double-digit percentages on some teams—ahead of its second quarter starting September 1, having already trimmed its workforce by roughly 21,000 employees over the past year. Domino's Pizza will roll out "The Domino" nationwide on