Meta Platforms and most other U.S. stocks are rising Thursday following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies, but drops for Nvidia and Microsoft are keeping the market in check.

By Marc Jones and Lawrence Delevingne LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) -World markets were calmer on Wednesday as the week’s rollercoaster ride for stock markets turned into wait and see ahead of the Federal Reserve’s first rate meeting of the year and results from Microsoft,