Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Caterpillar (CAT), Microsoft (MSFT), American Airlines (AAL)

Takeaways:

Tesla, Microsoft, Meta (META) and IBM (IBM) kick off big tech earning season
The Fed holds steady on rates, indicates pause
Apple (AAPL) and Intel (INTC) expected to report earnings today after the bell

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Tech heats up, the Fed indicates rate pause, Apple and Intel earnings