Market Snapshot: U.S. stock futures lower as investors weigh up Amazon cloud worries, Fed inflation gauge looms

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U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower start for Friday, with technology in the lead after caution from Amazon.com Inc. on its cloud sector, while investors await an update on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.

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On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA surged 524.29 points, or 1.6%, to close at 33,826.16 and the S&P 500 SPX advanced 79.36 points, or 2%, finishing at 4,135.35. The Nasdaq Composite COMP finished at 12,142.24, up 287.89 points, or 2.4%, for its…