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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks are set to open slightly lower Wednesday, after hitting four-year highs a day earlier.
U.S. stock futures slid into the red amid concerns about global growth.
Investors continue to keep an eye on Greece as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras meets with eurozone officials throughout the week. He is expected to push for a two-year extension of the country's bailout program, which would give the government more time to implement difficult reforms and help get the nation's economy back on track.
Meanwhile in the U.S., investors will spend Wednesday parsing the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting, while also digesting a report on existing home sales and the latest round of corporate earnings.
The Fed will release the minutes of its July meeting at 2 p.m. ET.
While the central bank didn't announce any further stimulus measures at its last meeting, investors will look for clues about whether a new round of quantitative easing could be coming when chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Jackson Hole, Wyo., symposium at the end of the month.
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On Wednesday morning, apparel companies Express (EXPR) and American Eagle (AEO) will report their quarterly results, with Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, Fortune 500)reporting after the bell.
U.S. stocks ended lower Tuesday, after the S&P 500 briefly rose above its highest closing level in four years.
World Markets: European stocks were all lower in morning trading. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 1%, the DAX in Germany slipped 0.8% and France's CAC 40 shed 0.5%.
Asian markets closed in the red. The Shanghai Composite lost 0.5%, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong fell 1.1%, and Japan's Nikkei edged lower 0.3%.
Economy: The National Association of Realtors will release data on existing home sales for the month of July at 10 a.m. ET. Sales are expected to come in at an annual rate of 4.55 million, up from June's 4.37 million, according to a survey of analysts by Briefing.com.
Companies: Express is expected to report earnings of 17 cents a share on $467 million in revenue, according to a survey of analysts by Thomson Reuters.
American Eagle is forecast to report earnings of 21 cents a share on $719 million in revenue, while Hewlett-Packard is expected to report earnings of 98 cents a share on $30.1 billion in revenue.
Dell (DELL, Fortune 500) reported its quarterly results after the closing bell Tuesday. The company posted earnings that beat expectations, but shares fell 4.2% in after-hours trading on disappointing guidance.
Currencies and commodities: The dollar gained ground against the euro, the British pound and the Japanese yen.
Oil for September delivery fell 22 cents to $96.65 a barrel.
Gold futures for December delivery added 9 cents to $1,640.40 an ounce.
Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury edged higher, pushing the yield down to 1.80% from 1.81% late Tuesday.
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