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- US stocks edged higher on Wednesday as investors await a key earnings report from Nvidia after the market close.
- Second-quarter earnings have come in stronger than expected, with 81% of companies that have reported so far beating profit estimates.
- After the Nvidia earnings report, investors will turn their attention to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole on Friday.
US stocks edged higher on Wednesday as investors prepare for two market-moving events this week.
Nvidia is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings results after the market close today, representing the last big earnings report of the season. So far, second-quarter earnings results have held up relatively well.