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 Wednesday:
Visa (V | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) rose more than 6% after reporting Q2 earnings of $0.52, beating the consensus estimate by $0.07.
Shares of MasterCard (MA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) surged more than 12% after the company delivered much better than expected earnings.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the Merck's (MRK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) application for a new drug. MRK lost more than 10%.
After the close, Express Scripts (ESRX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reported earnings of $0.70, beating estimates by $0.03.
Flextronics (FLEX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) also beat estimates by $0.03 per share.
Before the market open, Procter & Gamble (PG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is scheduled to report, with analysts looking for $0.81.
And, General Motors (GM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) is expected to report a loss of -$1.54.
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