Fed rate decision, Dow pressured, Nissan-Honda: 3 Things

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US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) inch higher Wednesday morning in anticipation of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this afternoon. Wall Street currently anticipates the central bank to cut by 25 basis points.

After closing lower for the ninth straight session on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) is seeing its longest streak of losses since February 1978, weighed down by UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Nvidia (NVDA), and Sherwin-Williams (SHW).

Japanese automakers Nissan (NSANY, 7201.T) and Honda (HMC, 7267.T) confirmed reports that they are currently in talks for a possible merger.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.