Stock futures are pointing to a slightly lower open for major indexes on Wednesday as investors respond to a slew of earnings reports from retailers and brace for a big speech later in the week by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

The Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes slip. Amazon and Meta fell on the stock market today. Solar stocks shined on positive news.

Wall Street steadied Wednesday after Nvidia, Palantir and other AI stars trimmed their losses. The post Dow Adds 16, Nasdaq Falls 142, S&P 500 Drops 16 appeared first on TV News Check. The post Dow Adds 16,

S&P 500 futures are down 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are dipping 0.3%. Nasdaq 100 futures are slipping 0.4%. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points, or 0.02%, to 44922,

The Dow Jones index closed slightly in positive territory. Nvidia, Palantir both sank Tuesday. A manufacturing services name sold off.

Tech sell-off continued for a second day on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 Index moving lower.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was poised for back-to-back gains as of Wednesday's final hour of trading, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite moved back toward record highs, amid rising chances of 2025 interest-rate cuts.

The Dow rose 0.7%, or more than 325 points. The S&P 500 gained 0.1% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite traded nearly flat, trimming stronger gains. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record highs on Tuesday as traders pushed rate-cut odds to 99% for the Federal Reserve's September meeting following July inflation and employment data.