Major business events and economic events scheduled for Wednesday:
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve announces decision on interest rates. Expected at 2:15 p.m. ET.
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases new home sales for December, 10 a.m. ET.
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies at a hearing by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the Federal Reserve and insurer American International Group. 10 a.m. ET.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address.
ABBOTT PARK, Ill. — Abbott Laboratories releases financial results.
ORLANDO, Fla. — AirTran Holdings Inc. releases financial results.
CHICAGO — Boeing Co. releases financial results.
PEORIA, Ill. — Caterpillar Inc. releases financial results.
HOUSTON — ConocoPhillips releases financial results.
NEW YORK — E-Trade Financial Corp. releases financial results.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — General Dynamics Corp. releases financial results.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — McClatchy Co. releases financial results.
LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix Inc. releases financial results.
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. releases financial results.
SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Inc. releases financial results.
CHICAGO — UAL Corp. releases financial results.
HARTFORD, Conn. — United Technologies Corp. releases financial results.
SAN ANTONIO — Valero Energy Corp. releases financial results.
INDIANAPOLIS — WellPoint Inc. releases financial results.
DAVOS, Switzerland — Business and political leaders gather in the Swiss Alps for the 40th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Thru Sunday, Jan. 31.
HONG KONG — Rusal IPO debuts on Hong Kong stock exchange.
TOKYO — December trade balance.
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