Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms helped lead most U.S. stocks higher on Thursday following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, as four out of every five stocks in the index climbed.

Follow the market action on Wednesday to see whether the post-DeepSeek rally can continue and how investors react to the Federal Reserve rate decision and results from Meta, Microsoft and Tesla loom.

Dow Jones stocks edged higher in the stock market today as investors awaited Powell's remarks and earnings from three tech titans.