Earnings Report

Andrew Bonfield, Caterpillar's financial chief, said in an interview that while a rebound in home construction was boosting purchases for some machinery, spending cuts by local and state governments were weighing on road construction.

Investors will get earnings from  a trio of Dow members: Chevron, Caterpillar and Honeywell

Both Mastercard and Visa Inc. logged smaller declines in quarterly revenue than in recent periods, but the pandemic continued to spur weakness in cross-border spending.

Oreo maker Mondelez International Inc. said it is making investments to maintain the ground it gained on competitors last year as shoppers bought more of its snacks while they spent time at home during the pandemic.

Stocks rebounded amid heavy selling in shares of GameStop, AMC and others.

Investors will also digest the latest jobless claims along with a slew of earnings

Samsung expects its profit to weaken in the current quarter with a weak dollar and costs associated with expanded production lines

Las Vegas Sands Corp. reported a 67% decline in fourth-quarter revenue in its first report since the death of its billionaire founder, Sheldon Adelson.

Elon Musk's Tesla has secured a track record of profitability.

Facebook Inc. posted record revenue and profit in the fourth quarter as online holiday shopping and increased use of the company’s platforms during the pandemic drove a surge in its ad business.

The revenue total surpassed projections on Wall Street, where analysts estimated sales of $103.28 billion, and marked the first $100 billion quarter in Apple's history.

U.S. equity markets were under pressure Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept policy on hold and investors grappled with the ongoing short squeeze in a number of companies' shares. 

The coronavirus crisis has exacerbated a drop in demand for the industry's largest jetliners, with airline customers shunning deliveries of planes due to international travel restrictions, hurting cash flow at the U.S. planemaker.