Among exchange traded funds, the Invesco QQQ TrustQQQ was up 0.2%. Also, the SPDR S&P 500 ETFSPY moved up 0.1% ahead of Tuesday's market open. Discover Profitable Trades Each Day With MarketDiem. See How.

Stocks finish mostly lower even after the Fed cut interest rates and said it will stop shrinking its balance sheet on Dec. 1. Separately, investors are preparing for earnings from three of the Mag 7 mega-cap stocks after the close.

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In stocks, American Express topped the Dow by jumping more than 7% and climbing above its 329.14 buy point. Shares soared as the credit card giant raised its outlook and beat third-quarter expectations. Apple AAPL was the Dow's second-best performer, up 2%.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are rising Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest interest-rate decision and Big Tech earnings.

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Equities fell on Wednesday as the first of the Magnificent Seven stocks — Tesla — prepares to deliver earnings results after the market's close.

Stock futures were falling on Thursday, as investors tried to make sense of a mixed bag of Big Tech earnings, the latest Federal Reserve policy decision, and a meeting between President Donald Trump a

Tesla posted record quarterly revenue but its profit came in below Wall Street's expectations. The stock fell 4% after hours during the analyst call.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is announcing the bank's decision on whether or not to cut interest rates.