Stocks finish mostly lower even after the Fed cut interest rates and said it will stop shrinking its balance sheet on Dec. 1. Separately, investors are preparing for earnings from three of the Mag 7 mega-cap stocks after the close.

President Trump and China's Xi talk trade, and investors eye big tech earnings later. Follow along for live news and analysis of the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

Booking stock gained 2.3% in morning action, while Caterpillar shares jumped 4%. Fiserv plunged 28% in early trade as Neurocrine lost 1.7%. Seagate leapt nearly 7%, and Verizon rallied 3.4%. Finally, Visa stock edged up in premarket trading.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading up Thursday morning with shares of Honeywell and Sherwin-Williams Co. seeing positive momentum for the index. Shares of Honeywell and Sherwin-Williams Co.

Stock futures pointed lower Thursday after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met and investors digested a warning from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and several big tech earnings reports,

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U.S. stocks were attempting fresh record highs on Monday, kicking off a week that will see Big-Tech earnings and a Fed rate decision.

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Inside the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Apple AAPL shares climbed 0.6% Thursday morning, set to extend a winning streak to six sessions. The stock is in the buy zone past a 259.24 buy point. On the downside, Boeing BA, Honeywell HON, Merck MRK and Nvidia NVDA all traded lower ahead of the market open.