The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq treaded water on Wednesday, as losses in tech heavyweights Apple and Nvidia limited broader gains and investor focus turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision,

S&P 500 futures are near flat Thursday night as investors analyzed earnings reports from Apple and other well-known companies ahead of the release of a closely followed inflation report. Futures tied to the broad index ticked higher by 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 53 points, or 0.1%.

Wall Street's main indexes were subdued at the open on Wednesday, as losses in tech heavyweights Apple and Nvidia kept broader gains in check and investor attention turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision,

However, the U.S. stock market could move sharply on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 based on commentary from the Federal Reserve, and earnings results from several "Magnificent Seven" companies: Apple ( AAPL 3.65%), Meta Platforms ( META 2.19%), Microsoft ( MSFT 2.91%), and Tesla ( TSLA 0.24%). Read on for details.

Wall Street's main indexes opened modestly down on Wednesday, influenced by losses in major tech firms Apple and Nvidia. Investor attention was primarily focused on the anticipated U.S. Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision,

Wall Street ended up on relief Meta and Microsoft kept their AI spending plans even amid mixed earnings. Next up, Apple earnings.

The stock markets are bracing for a volatile day as losses in tech giants Apple and Nvidia might prevent broader gains. The focus shifts to the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision. Meanwhile,

Asian stocks have advanced in thin Lunar New Year trading following a rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks as the panic over Chinese AI company DeepSeek faded

The rest of the stock market could finally catch up to the Magnificent Seven this year—and it has nothing to do with DeepSeek. The gap in earnings growth between the Magnificent Seven and the rest of the benchmark index should compress from roughly 8 percent to less than 5 percent by the end of 2025,

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When Apple reported its December quarter earnings on Thursday, it revealed that China sales had dropped 11.1% on an annual basis. Cook told analysts that over half of the decline was due to inventory issues.