Calm returned to Wall Street Tuesday, and tech stocks led U.S. indexes higher following a strong profit report from Palantir Technologies, a darling benefiting from the artificial-intelligence boom. The S&P 500 rose 0.

Wall Street is mixed in light trading early as anxiety dissipated somewhat after President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada

Stocks on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading on Wednesday. The

Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as markets mulled the impact of tariffs being imposed by the United States and China. The Hang Seng dropped 0.6% to 20,659.41, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.