May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran dampened hopes of an imminent peace deal, while investors awaited key inflation data that could alter interest rate expectations. .N

** Unusual Machines Inc UMAC.N:
BUZZ - Rallies on funding talks report, lifts drone peers nL4N4250PP

** Snowflake Inc SNOW.N:
BUZZ - Soars as AI fuels growth and AWS partnership expands nL6N42509T

** Marvell Technology Inc MRVL.O:
BUZZ - Down premarket despite upbeat revenue nL6N4250FD

** HP Inc HPQ.N:
BUZZ - Slips after second-quarter results; margin pressures weigh nL6N4250LC

** Salesforce Inc CRM.N:
BUZZ - Slides as AI fears, tepid quarterly outlook weigh nL6N4250AR

** Synopsys Inc SNPS.O:
BUZZ - Falls after higher annual forecast nL4N4250PN

** Nebius Group NV NBIS.O:
BUZZ - Rises after AI investor's fund discloses stake nL4N4250RY

** 3M Co MMM.N:
BUZZ - Drops on $1.4 billion Australian lawsuit over PFAS contamination nL4N4250RU

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N:

** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N:

** Endeavour Silver Corp EXK.N:

** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N:

BUZZ - Silver miners decline as US-Iran strikes boost inflation fears nL6N4250OR

** Hormel Foods Corp HRL.N:
BUZZ - Up after quarterly sales, profit beat nL6N4250Q8

** Modine Manufacturing Co MOD.N:
BUZZ - Oppenheimer raises Modine PT on strong margins outlook nL4N4250XH

** Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N:
BUZZ - Rises after CVS reinstates Zepbound coverage nL6N4250RP

** ASML Holding NV ASML.O:

** STMicroelectronics NV STM.N:

BUZZ - European chip stocks resume AI rally as volatility builds nL8N4250WI

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:

** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd SBSW.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners fall as US-Iran strikes boost inflation fears nL6N4250SC

** Dominion Energy Inc D.N:
BUZZ - Jefferies upgrades Dominion Energy to 'buy', sees NextEra merger adding value nL6N3ZR102

** Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N:
BUZZ - Rises after forecasting Q2 sales above estimates nL6N4250T6

** Peabody Energy Corp BTU.N:
BUZZ - Dips on $225 mln convertible bond offering nL6N4250SW