Wall Street mints record highs, helped by strong earnings; Fed up next

Pfizer rises after Covid-19 vaccine sales outlook tops estimates

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday to record highs as a strong earnings season continued to lift sentiment for equities, while investors were looking ahead to the outcome of a critical Federal Reserve meeting.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record closing highs for a fourth straight session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its third straight record close and ended above 36,000 for the first time.

Pfizer shares rose 4.1% after the drugmaker said it expected 2021 sales of the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with German partner BioNTech to reach $36 billion.

Overall, third-quarter earnings have come in better-than-expected for