Stocks mixed into Fed meeting, new Apple MacBooks, Caterpillar and Pfizer earnings, AMD on Deck - Five Things To Know

^{Five things you need to know before the market opens on Tuesday October 31:}

1. -- Stock Market Today: Stocks mixed, Treasury yields steady ahead of Fed meeting

Stocks are on pace for their worst month of the year this October, with higher Treasury yields, mounting geopolitical risks and muted big tech earnings holding down gains.

2. -- Apple stocks slips following new MacBook, chip line-up ahead of Q4 earnings

Investors are looking for Apple's new MacBook line-up to support a softening of sales for its iPhone 15 heading into the holiday quarter.

3. -- Caterpillar shares jump as construction spending powers Q3 earnings beat

Caterpillar shares will provide a solid boost for the Dow after the construction equipment giant posted much stronger-than-expected third quarter earnings.

4. -- AMD earnings on deck with AI ramp, China export restrictions in focus

AMD, which is looking to ramp its new generation of AI chips, will post fiscal first quarter earnings after the close of trading Tuesday.

5. -- Pfizer posts narrower Q3 loss amid slumping Covid vaccine sales

Pfizer, which warned of a $5.5 billion writedown of its Covid treatment inventories earlier this month, posted a narrower-than-expected third quarter loss Tuesday.