Stocks dipped Tuesday as investors await Fed policy meeting results

Dow down 0.31%, S&P 500 down 0.22%, Nasdaq down 0.23%

Disney falls 3% due to increased cruise and parks investment; Deere drops 3% after downgrade

Instacart soars 12% on market debut

Fed expected to keep rates unchanged, with a 99% probability; 29% chance of November hike

Today’s focus: on Fed's economic forecasts, inflation, and monetary policy

Crude oil prices drop, lifting market sentiment; 10-year Treasury yield reaches a high

UAW union may expand strike; Stellantis up 2%, Ford and GM rise over 1%

Today: FedEx (FDX)

Thursday: Darden Restaurants (DRL)

Full earnings calendar here

U.S. stocks close lower as investors take cover ahead of Fed decision (more)

U.S. national debt hits $33 trillion for the first time (more)

White House no longer sending top officials to Detroit for UAW strike talks this week (more)

Ford avoids strike at Canada plants with late-night union deal (more)

US housing starts tumble in August; building permits jump (more)

FTX accuses Sam Bankman-Fried’s mother of being key advisor to son on political contributions (more)

Instacart closes up 12% in Nasdaq debut, after first-day rally sputters (more)

Goldman sees investor interest in deals, IPOs: future of finance (more)

Musk's Neuralink to start human trial of brain implant for paralysis patients (more)

Hackers who breached casino giants MGM, Caesars also hit 3 other firms (more)

Disney plans $60B expansion of theme parks business (more)

Brokers woo rich Japanese worth $2 trillion with private assets (more)

Amazon to hire 250,000 logistics workers for holidays, boost hourly wages (more)

Target to hire 100,000 workers for holiday season, start promotions in October (more)

Oracle to use Ampere's newest chips in its cloud offering (more)

TikTok is launching new tool that will help creators label AI content on the app (more)

Google announces new Bard features as traffic continues to lag ChatGPT (more)

SocGen’s bargain-basement price does little to win over analysts (more)

Olive oil prices surge over 100% to record highs, sparking thefts (more)

After a year of chaos, CNN bets on new CEO Thompson to focus on long-term viability (more)

Philip Morris to consider stake sale in biggest pharma unit (more)

HiBob, a provider of an HR platform for organizations to operate in the modern world of work, added $150M in funding (more)

Flex (formerly known as Flexbase), a B2B FinTech company, raised $120M Series A debt and equity funding (more)

Pryon, a company specializing in bringing AI to knowledge management, raised $100M in Series B funding (more)

Magnet Biomedicine, a biotechnology company advancing molecular glue discovery with rational selection and design, raised $50M in funding (more)

ReCode Therapeutics, a clinical-stage genetic medicines company using precision delivery mRNA and gene correction therapeutics, closed an extension to its Series B financing, raising an additional $50M, for a total of $260M (more)

HiddenLayer, a security provider for artificial intelligence (AI) models and assets, raised $50M in Series A funding (more)

ZayZoon, an Earned Wage Access (EWA) provider for small and mid-sized businesses, raised $34.5M in debt and equity for its Series B financing (more)

Airna, a biotech company which specializes in RNA editing therapeutics, raised $30M in funding (more)

Virtual Incision, a developer of a miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system, raised additional $30M extension to its previous $46m Series C financing (more)

Tabular, a provider of an independent data platform based on Apache Iceberg, closed a $26M funding round (more)

Take Command, a provider of an end-to-end individual healthcare benefits platform for small and mid-market employers, received a $25M investment from Edison Partners (more)

Alcion, a modern data management startup, raised $21M in Series A funding round, bringing total funding to $29M (more)

Yurts, a provider of an enterprise-ready Generative AI platform connecting people at work, raised $16M in Series A funding (more)

Briya, an end-to-end healthcare data exchange platform, closed an $11.5M Series A financing round (more)

BioLoomics, a biotech company, raised $8.7M in Seed funding (more)

Nanofiber Qunatum Technologies, a startup company focused on fiber connectable quantum computing hardware, raised $8.5M in funding (more)

Mural Health Technologies, Inc., a clinical trial participant management platform provider, raised $8M in seed funding (more)

Paxton, a generative AI legal assistant that helps law professionals with regulatory intelligence, raised $6M in seed funding (more)

Discern Security, an AI-driven policy management cybersecurity startup, raised $3M in Seed funding (more)

Pliable, a provider of an AI-powered SaaS platform that simplifies organizing and leveraging data without an engineer, raised $2.5M in Seed funding (more)

wamo, a digital SME business account provider, raised $1.5M in Seed extension (more)

NEC X, Inc., a venture studio backed by NEC’s technological innovation and expertise, launched a new initiative called “Elev X! (more)

age1, a venture capital firm investing in the next generation of founder-led longevity biotech companies, officially launched (more)

Brainlabs, a media agency, received an investment from Falfurrias Capital Partners (more)

Middle East’s first SPAC to merge with ID printing company (more)

WILsquare Capital purchases Screenflex Portable Partitions (more)

AIP-backed CES Power acquires Euro Touring Power (more)

HotelRunner, a hospitality and travel technology provider, acquired PayPad, a high-end point-of-sale system provider (more)

Cogency Global Inc., a global provider of corporate compliance and transactional legal support services, acquired Tax Guard, LLC, a tax risk due diligence and monitoring services provider, from Falfurrias Capital Partners (more)

Citigroup debuts token service in latest foray into digital assets (more)

New York cracks down on Crypto coin listings with fresh guidance (more)

U.S. SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Chief warns more charges coming to exchanges, DeFi (more)

OPNX’s $30 million Hodlnaut bid spurned due to ‘illiquid’ token (more)