What to Watch Tuesday: HD Supply Earnings, Fed Meeting Begins

On Tuesday, March 14, investors await quarterly results from HD Supply Holdings  (HDS) - Get Report. Before the markets open, HD Supply is expected to report earnings $0.43 a share on sales of $1.63 billion. During the same quarter a year ago, the company posted earnings of $0.27 a share on sales of $1.65 billion. As for economic developments on Tuesday, the NFIB's small business optimism index for February is out at 6 a.m. EST, while the producer price index for February is released at 8:30 a.m. The Federal Reserve's March meeting also begins on Tuesday.