Stock futures oil prices edge higher Stock market news today

U.S. stock futures along with oil prices marched higher ahead of two key pieces of data Tuesday morning: the JOLTS job openings survey and factory orders data. Before the opening bell, futures tied to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) ticked up 0.4% and futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained 0.2%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) added 0.4%. Oil prices moved higher, with WTI crude oil — the U.S. benchmark — trading above $81 a barrel. Oil is now back in its four-month trading range after OPEC+ announced it would slash output by 1.16 million barrels per day. The…