Stocks rallied on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve kicked off its latest two-day FOMC meeting, with the Fed set to announce its latest monetary policy decision on Wednesday afternoon. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 17,134.70,+100.8, (+0.6%) S&P 500: 1,999.40, +15.3,(+0.8%) Nasdaq: 4,554.38, +35.5,(+0.8%) And now, the top stories on Tuesday: 1.