 Unlike yesterday's tame read on retail inflation, wholesale prices were a little hotter last month than expected. The producer price index rose 0.2% in June after the upwardly revised flat reading in May. On an annual basis, the PPI was up 2.6%. The core rate without food or energy costs came in at 3%. On Wall Street, ahead of the opening bell, stock futures are pointing higher. Steve Potusk, Bloomberg Radio.