Stock Market Today: Nasdaq-100 seeks 10th consecutive green day as Fed meeting begins

Market Overview - U.S. equities opened lower, with the Dow down by 0.13%, while the Nasdaq, Russell 2000, and S&P 500 showed minimal gains of 0.06%, 0.05%, and 0.01% respectively [2] - Pre-market trading indicated slight upside for U.S. equities, with the Nasdaq leading at +0.24% and the S&P 500 approaching a new record above 6,000 [5] Economic Data - Retail Sales for August increased by 0.6%, significantly above the consensus expectation of 0.2%, indicating a healthy consumer spending environment [3][6] - Import and export prices both rose by 0.3% month-over-month, with import prices previously at 0.2% and export prices unchanged from the previous month [6] - Industrial Production showed a modest increase of 0.1% month-over-month, recovering from a previous decline of 0.4% [6] Earnings Reports - A total of 14 earnings reports are scheduled for today, with Ferguson Enterprises being the only company with a market cap exceeding $1 billion [7] Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting - The FOMC meeting is set to begin today, with market participants anticipating the outcomes and potential policy changes to be announced tomorrow [4]