US equity futures edge higher as investors await the latest jobless claims data following a strong-than-expected January payrolls report. Nuveen is set to acquire Schroders in a $13.5 billion deal. Anthropic is close to completing its funding round led by investors including Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and D.E. Shaw, which would value the AI company at around $350 billion. Midterm anxieties grow for President Trump as House lawmakers pass legislation aimed at ending his tariffs on Canadian imports. Priya Misra of JPMorgan Asset Management discusses the latest economic data and the Fed's rate path. (Source: Bloomberg)