Stocks rose Tuesday, led by tech. AI fears loom as Meta, Microsoft report earnings. Tesla faces policy risks. Fed decision, major earnings, and government cuts ahead.

Markets are looking for assurances that DeepSeek hasn't completely disrupted the AI investment thesis. They may be disappointed.

Meta and Tesla rally after-hours, while Microsoft slides. Stock futures edge higher—will the gains hold? Full market analysis inside.

U.S equity future edged higher in early Wednesday trading, while the dollar extended gains and Treasury yields dipped, as investors looked for clarity on two key issues from today's Federal Reserve rate decision and fourth quarter earnings updates from three megacap tech giants.

The results were a mixed bag, with Wall Street increasingly skeptical of capital expenditures on artificial intelligence.

Investors react to the Federal Reserve's policy decision and Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference, as well as results from Meta, Microsoft and Tesla.

The tech earnings season commences on Wednesday with reports from Meta, Microsoft, and Tesla, followed by Apple on Thursday.

Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories.

Latest earnings for four Magnificent Seven stocks are announced this week. Tesla shares fall then rebound after earnings miss

Shares in Microsoft fell 2.8% in afterhours trading as the tech giant released fourth-quarter earnings. The company reported earnings per share of $3.23 and revenue of $69.6 billion. Microsoft was expected to report earnings per share of $3.

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