Stock market today: S&P 500 hits fresh record with Fed decision, Big Tech earnings bonanza on deck

US stocks mostly rose Tuesday, with the S&P 500 (^GSPC) hitting at a fresh record as optimism around tech offset mounting political concerns ahead of megacap earnings and a Federal Reserve rate decision. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the way up with a gain of nearly 1%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.4% to notch a fresh all-time high. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed roughly 0.8%, weighed down by a slide in UnitedHealth (UNH) shares. The S&P 500 notched its latest ...