President-elect Donald Trump has selected Paul Atkins to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins served as an SEC Commissioner in the George W. Bush administration and is seen as a crypto-friendly choice. Investors are also eyeing comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this afternoon. This is the last time Wall Street will hear from Powell before the FOMC meets later this month. Trending tickers on Yahoo Finance include Salesforce (CRM), Marvell Technology (MRVL), and SoundHound AI (SOUN).

Key guests include:
3:05 p.m. ET - John Stankey, AT&T CEO
3:40 p.m. ET - Sheila Bair, Former Chair of the FDIC
4:10 p.m. ET - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
4:40 p.m. ET - Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini CEO