U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday following Tuesday’s mixed close. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher.

Major stock indexes were mixed Tuesday as several big-name companies reported quarterly results. Chip stocks advanced but shares of health insurers sank following a report that the Trump administration is proposing barely raising Medicare Advantage payment rates.

Nasdaq futures jumped, leading Wall Street stocks higher on Wednesday as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision and potentially pivotal earnings from megacap tech giants. The rate decision also comes amid a period of political tension for the central bank,

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index sinks Tuesday as UnitedHealth stock skids. A restaurant food distributor is a big S&P 500 winner.

Investors have spent recent months rotating out of the tech sector and high-growth stocks into broader parts of the market. However, today investors are getting a bit of a flashback to the outperformance tech used to see.

UnitedHealth’s earnings stumble sent healthcare reeling and left the Dow out of step with tech-fueled records, today, Jan. 27, 2026.

Small caps gained momentum Wednesday afternoon. A robotics name fell on preliminary results.

Asian markets tracked mixed US futures as Trump’s rate hints, Fed Chair Powell, and Big Tech earnings influenced Nasdaq 100-led sentiment.

With the Nasdaq more than doubling in three years, some investors may want to take a closer look at high-quality Dow value stocks.

Over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Canadian goods, prompting Canadian PM Mark Carney to urge citizens to buy local goods. ・The escalation with Canada comes as Trump pushed ahead for a takeover of Greenland,