Markets Hold Near Flat Ahead of Mega‑Cap Earnings and Fed Wrap

Stock futures were little changed ahead of earnings from Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft and the closing of the Fed’s policy meeting. In regular trading, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped while the Dow drifted lower; after hours, Starbucks rose on a higher full-year outlook, Robinhood fell after weak results, and Seagate and NXP jumped on earnings beats. Wheat prices climbed to near two-year highs amid Iran-related tensions, and investors expect no near-term rate move as Powell’s term winds down.