Investors continue to absorb heightened Middle East tensions and the Federal Reserve will give its monetary policy update at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

U.S. stocks were steady on Wednesday morning as investors await the Federal Reserve’s policy decision and updated projections for the economy and benchmark interest rates at 2 p.m. Eastern time. The ...

U.S. stocks are holding nearly in place as Wall Street waits to hear where the Federal Reserve may be taking interest rates.