Stocks were set to build on Tuesday's gains while traders focus on stimulus progress in Washington and a press conference from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
U.S. stock futures built on Tuesday's rally as investors grew more optimistic about Washington reaching a deal on another coronavirus economic relief package.
"Why do I want to pour government money, my money as a taxpayer, into businesses that are not going to survive?" said "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary.