Stocks open slightly higher before Fed; Alcoa gains By: CNBC.com News July 09, 2014 at 09:30 AM EDT Stocks edged higher on Wednesday, following a two-session drop, as Wall Street readied for minutes from the Fed and corporate earnings. Read More >> Related Stocks: Alcoa Facebook Family Dollar Stores Fastenal Co Infosys Ltd ADR Pandora Media Inc Pricesmart Inc Sentinelone Inc Cl A Twitter, Inc. Wells Fargo