5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday

1. Wall Street looks steady after S&P 500, Nasdaq saw 5-day win streaks were flat Wednesday as corporate earnings continue to dominate investors' attention. More than 70 of the S&P 500 companies report this week, including Dow stock before the bell and Dow stock after the close. is also scheduled to deliver quarterly numbers after the bell. In Wednesday's premarket trading, shares fell and stock rose after issuing financial results late Tuesday. 2. Bitcoin inches toward a record high after first bitcoin ETF debuted was steady Wednesday, , only about 1.5% below its April all-time high, one day after the first U.S. bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund launched. The , ticker BITO, . The fund tracks CME bitcoin futures, or contracts speculating on the future price of bitcoin, rather than the cash price. Bitcoin ran up ahead of the ETF's debut, rebounding from a summer slump that saw the cryptocurrency briefly go below $29,000. 3. Netflix beats on subscribers; United reports smaller loss Netflix reported quarterly earnings of $3.19 per share, of $2.56. Revenue of $7.48 billion matched forecasts. Netflix added 4.4 million new subscribers during the third quarter, exceeding expectations. The streaming giant its 8.5 million global subscriber forecast for the