Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index wavers Wednesday ahead of the Fed decisions and Powell's comments. Tesla earnings are due late.

Major equities indexes advanced Wednesday, with the S&P 500 crossing the 7000 level for the first time, ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates and earnings results from several Magnificent Seven tech companies.

Look past the controversy of Dow Jones member UnitedHealth over denied claims and high premiums, and you find a stock that trades at the whim of government.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index fell Tuesday as the Fed's policy meeting got underway. UnitedHealth stock tumbled on Medicare news.

The S&P 500 dramatically trims gain after crossing 7,000 for the first time on Wednesday morning as the countdown to the afternoon Fed decision begins.