Here are the 10 most important stories for investors Wednesday morning

California rancher Nathan Carver (NOT SEEN) drives his truck delivering hay which he now has to buy to feed his herd of beef cattle, seen giving chase across the brown-dirt fields of Carver's ranch, which has been family owned for five generations, on the outskirts of Delano, in California's Central Valley.
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A daily morning look at the financial stories you need to know to start the day.

STOCKS/ECONOMY

-Stock futures are down after Tuesday's modest gains for all three major indexes. Today we get the Fed's interest rate decision and ADP private sector jobs data for April.

-Watch shares of Apple after the company missed revenue and iPhone sales targets in its earnings report.

-Beef prices are soaring after a blizzard hit the Midwest this past weekend.