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Fisker, McAfee, PRA Health Sciences: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens


Here’s what we’re watching before Wednesday’s trading action gets started.

U.S. stock futures edged higher as investors awaited fresh comments from Jerome Powell a day after the Federal Reserve chairman soothed unsettled markets.

Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose 0.4%, while contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%. Futures on the technology-heavy Nasdaq-100 rose 0.7%. Read our full market wrap.

What’s Coming Up

Earnings are due from Hostess Brands ,   L Brands ,   Rent-A-Center  and  Fidelity National Financial  after the close.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies on monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee at 10 a.m. Livestream here.



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