December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.41%, andDecember Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are down -0.61% this morning as Treasury yields extended their rise amid cooling expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts for the rest of the year, while investors geared up for the next round of corporate earnings. In yesterday’s trading session, Wall Street’s major indexes closed mixed. Cigna Group (CI) slumped over -4% after Bloomberg reported that the company was reviving efforts to merge with its smaller rival Humana. Also, homebuilder stocks lost ground after the benchmark 10-year Trea…