Stock Market Today: Dow Edges Up As Fed Rate Cut, Powell Loom; Palantir Gains (Live Coverage)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes remained mixed in late-morning trade Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s news conference. Meanwhile, Palantir (PLTR) jumped on the stock market today after a contract win. The Dow industrials added to meager opening gains, rising 0.2% in recent action. The S&P…