Join Our Free Newsletter Investors Remain Cautious on Early Tapering After U.S. Budget Deal By TOMI KILGORE Updated Dec. 11, 2013 6:16 a.m. ET NEW YORK—U.S. stock futures inched higher, as investors took the budget deal reached late Tuesday in stride, and continued to focus on next week’s Federal Reserve meeting.About 90 minutes ahead…

By  TOMI KILGORE and  PETER NURSE Updated Nov. 27, 2013 8:28 a.m. ET NEW YORK—U.S. stock futures edged higher, signaling a possible extension of a rally that has taken the Nasdaq Composite Index above 4000 for the first time in 13 years and blue chips to a string of records.European markets got a lift from upbeat economic data…