Jim Cramer’s top things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

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My top things to watch Wednesday, Sept. 13 1. Equities edge down Wednesday morning, as the Labor Department's monthly consumer price index shows inflation increased more than expected last month. It's a little hotter, but not terrible — and there's no bleed of energy inflation into the rest of the economy yet. The S & P 500 was 0.13% lower in premarket trading. Oil prices, meanwhile, continued their ascent, with West Texas Intermediate crude hovering above $89 a barrel. 2. Mortgage applications decreased for the seventh time in eight weeks last week, reaching the lowest level since 1996, according to...