Wall St. pulls back from record, investors await Fed

U.S. stocks were modestly lower on Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500 ended above 2,100 for the first time, as investors looked ahead to comments from the Federal Reserve. Minutes from the January meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee will be released Wednesday afternoon, and market participants will scour them for hints about whether the central bank might change the language of its next policy statement to flag a possible increase in interest rates, which could come as early as June