What to watch today: Wall Street to open flat, with earnings and Fed in focus

What to watch today: Wall Street to open flat, with earnings and Fed in focus

BY THE NUMBERS were flat Wednesday after Wall Street and a run of record-high closes for the , and . The Fed ends its two-day July meeting Wednesday, with a policy statement at 2 p.m. ET and Fed Chairman 's news conference at 2:30 p.m. ET. Investors also get a flood of earnings to sift through, including Big Tech numbers from after the bell Tuesday. reports earnings after the bell Wednesday. (CNBC) * (CNBC) IN THE NEWS TODAY (PFE) is raising its 2021 sales forecast for its Covid vaccine by nearly 29% to $33.5 billion, as the delta variant spreads and scientists debate whether people need booster shots. In releasing better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, Pfizer also said Wednesday it . Pfizer fell roughly 1% in premarket trading. (CNBC) * (CNBC) (AAPL) fell 1% in premarket trading after the negative impact of the global chip shortage would worsen this quarter. That caution came after Apple reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings of $1.30. Revenue surge past estimates as well, driven by a 50% pop in iPhone sales. (CNBC) (MSFT) beat estimates by 25 cents with quarterly earnings of $2.17 per share, while revenue beat estimates as well on continued strong growth in