Stocks are climbing on Wednesday following strong profit reports from some of the world’s biggest names in banking and technology. The S&P 500 rose 0.9%, coming off a roller-coaster day where it careened between a sharp loss and modest gain.

Stocks slipped in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as trade tensions escalate again with China. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%. The majority of stocks within the index gained ground, but big technology stocks with outsized values fell and offset gains elsewhere.

Wall Street's main indexes dipped on Tuesday as renewed concerns over a U.S.-China trade conflict dampened sentiment, while investors parsed results from big U.S. banks, which kicked off the third-quarter reporting season.

US stocks rebounded sharply on Monday after Friday’s widespread sell-off as investors tried to temper their concerns about renewed US-China trade tensions.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Tuesday here as stocks respond to China trade tensions and the big banks get the third quarter earnings season into gear.

Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Wednesday, breaking ranks with Wall Street's declines after U.S. and China exchanged blows in a renewed trade feud.

Wall Street was poised to open with solid gains as a busy slate of corporate earnings reports overshadowed recent concerns over souring U.S.-China trade relations. Futures for the S&P 500

U.S. stock index futures were steady on Tuesday evening following a volatile Wall Street session, as investors assessed renewed U.S.-China trade tensions, major bank earnings, and comments from Federal Reserve Chair