White House downplays Russia investigation

Stocks look to rebound this morning after starting off the week on a rough note. Investors will be keeping tabs on Washington for the latest developments in the Mueller investigation as tech giants testify on Russia’s election meddling. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, Seana Smith, Ethan Wolff-Mann and Nicole Sinclair discuss the big stories of the day.

Today’s topics:

  • Fed begins two-day policy meeting: What to expect

  • President to decide on next Fed Chair on Thursday

  • Facebook, Twitter and Google to testify about Russia’s election meddling

  • Qualcomm down after Apple tests tech without its chips: rpt

  • Samsung up on C-suite shake-up, record Q3 profits

  • Sony reports 346% profit boost on strong PlayStation sales

  • Under Armour plunges after cutting outlook, missing revenue

  • Aetna up on Q3 profit beat, raises guidance

  • GOP grapples with changes to 401(k) pre-tax limits

  • Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin is heavily impacting Square

  • Waymo ditches autopilot feature

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