Stock futures are pointing to a slightly lower open for major indexes on Wednesday as investors respond to a slew of earnings reports from retailers and brace for a big speech later in the week by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are falling in premarket trading as the stock market braces for the Federal Reserve's minutes and any clues about interest-rate cuts.

U.S. stock futures declined on Wednesday following Tuesday's mixed traded. Futures of major benchmark indices were lower.

Shares of GE Vernova Inc. slid 3.50% to $603.13 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 44,922.27 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.

The Nasdaq Composite extended its slide on Tuesday–and even the Dow Jones Industrial Average was struggling after hitting an intraday record this morning. The tech-heavy index was down 1.5%, while the Dow was down 90 points,

The market is closed for the week. Let's just call it one strange week. President Donald Trump just landed in Alaska, where he's expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Long-foreshadowed,

A bullish "golden cross" is set to appear in the Dow Jones Transportation Average's chart on Tuesday, given the current upward trajectory of the 50-day moving average, and the slight downward trajectory in the 200-DMA.