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U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday, led by gains in Caterpillar, Merck and Ford after upbeat quarterly earnings, while investors awaited data that will likely throw light on the pace of the economic recovery.

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Global stocks eased from record peaks as corporate earnings reports served as a stark reminder of current supply chain challenges, while investors also looked to upcoming central bank meetings to gauge whether policy tightening could come earlier.

Global stocks eased from record peaks as a stark reminder of supply chain snags in corporate earnings reports stalled their rally, while investors also looked to whether central banks may consider tightening monetary policy earlier than thought.

A surge in Microsoft Corp's shares nearly unseated Apple Inc as the world's most valuable company on Wednesday, a day before the iPhone maker reports its quarterly results.

Corporate earnings continued to dominate the market's motion Wednesday amid a lull in economic data and persistent but nonetheless slow progress on the Democrats' social spending plan.

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The Nasdaq ended little changed on Wednesday, boosted by gains in Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet on the heels of their quarterly results, but a drop in oil prices and a pullback in Treasury yields weighed on cyclical sectors and pulled the S&P 500 lower.

Markets saw a mixed settlement on Wednesday, as the Dow erased its muted morning gains to finish the day with a 266-point drop, snapping its three-day win streak and falling from this week's record highs. The S&P 500, meanwhile, looked as if it would snag its third-straight

The Nasdaq ended little changed on Wednesday, boosted by gains in Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet on the heels of their quarterly results, but a drop in oil prices and a pullback in Treasury yields weighed on cyclical sectors and pulled the S&P 500 lower.

Technology stocks were hanging on for narrow gains, rising for a third day this week, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) Wednesday rising 0.2% although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling 0.4% this afternoon.

The Nasdaq rose on Wednesday boosted by gains in Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet on the heels of their quarterly results, but a drop in oil prices and a pullback in Treasury yields weighed on cyclical sectors and capped gains on the S&P 500.

Technology stocks were higher for the third day this week, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) Wednesday rising 0.5% although the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was falling 0.2% this afternoon.

The stock market was mixed on Wednesday, but investors in the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) didn't notice any slowdown in positive market sentiment. As of 11:30 a.m. EDT, the Nasdaq was up half a percent, even as the broader market was flat and other leading benchmarks ga

What happened Shares of software giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) had jumped 4% as of 11:50 a.m. EDT Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected sales and earnings in its fiscal first-quarter 2022 report last night.