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By Will Horner Major U.S. stock indexes wobbled Wednesday as investors awaited insights from the Federal Reserve on the economic recovery as well as earnings reports from technology giants. The broad S&P 500 ticked up 0.1% after the opening bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.2%, a day after tech stocks pulled broader indexes lower. Stocks have broadly flatlined this week despite a better-than-expected start to the earnings season and signs of the economy recovering. With indexes hovering close to record lev...

Provided by Dow Jones By Will Horner Major U.S. stock indexes wobbled Wednesday as investors awaited insights from the Federal Reserve on the economic recovery as well as earnings reports from technology giants. The broad S&P 500 ticked up 0.1% in late-morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.2%, a day after tech stocks pulled broader indexes lower. Stocks have broadly flatlined this week despite a better-than-expected start to the earnings season and signs of the economy recovering....

Provided by Dow Jones By Will Horner Major U.S. stock indexes wobbled Wednesday as investors awaited insights from the Federal Reserve on the economic recovery as well as earnings reports from technology giants. The S&P 500 was roughly flat in afternoon trading after the Fed held its key interest rate near zero and said it plans to continue supporting the economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.1%. Investors will be closely monitoring a press conference from Fed Chairman Jer...

Provided by Dow Jones By Will Horner U.S. stocks slipped Tuesday, on track to extend their losses as investors assess blue-chip companies' profits and sales prospects. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.3%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite lost roughly 0.1%. All three indexes declined Monday, breaking a recent winning streak. Investors are looking to companies' first-quarter earnings and their outlooks for the rest of the year to gauge whether valuations on stocks are justified. Strong U.S. economic data has bolstered expectatio...

Provided by Dow Jones By Will Horner U.S. stocks fell in early trading, suggesting major indexes will extend losses as investors assess blue-chip companies' profits and sales prospects. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively, pointing to a second day of losses. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index dropped less than 0.1% . Investors are looking to companies' first-quarter earnings and their outlooks for the rest of the year to gauge whether valuations on stocks are justified. Strong U.S. economic data h...