What's Ahead Wednesday: More Retailers Step Up and Report Quarterly Results

In 'What's Ahead on Wall Street' for Wednesday May 18, a handful of retailers are scheduled to post their latest financial results. Before the market open, investors will hear from Lowe's (LOW) - Get Report , Target (TGT) - Get Report and Staples (SPLS) then after the market close, we'll get results from Cisco Systems (CSCO) - Get Report , L Brands (LB) - Get Report and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) - Get Report . On the economic calendar, we'll get weekly oil inventory data followed by the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee. TheStreet's U-Jin Lee reports from New York.