Stocks lacked direction on Monday, ahead of tomorrow's FOMC meeting.
The Dow fell -20.11, the Nasdaq Composite rose +1.47 , and the S&P 500 slipped -1.47.
Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Tuesday:
Shares of WM. Wrigley Jr. (WWY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) surged more than 23% after the company reported earnings that beat estimates and agreed to a $23 billion merger with privately held Mars.
Ford (F | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) shares jumped nearly 10% after Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda announced it owns 4.7% of the company and plans to increase its holding.
After the close, Hartford Financial (HIG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) beat estimates by $0.05.
Visa (V | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reported Q2 earnings of $0.52 after the close, beating the consensus estimate by $0.07.
Before the market open and hot on the heels of Visa's numbers, MasterCard (MA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is scheduled to report earnings of $1.99 per share.
Valero Energy (VLO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is also due to report, with analysts looking for $0.29.
And finally, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to report earnings of $0.70.
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