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- US stocks traded mixed on Tuesday as investors continue to digest a wave of third-quarter earnings.
- More than half of the S&P 500 has reported results with 78% of those companies beating profit estimates.
- The Federal Reserve's policy meeting starts today with an interest rate decision set for Wednesday.
US stocks traded mixed on Tuesday as investors continue to digest a wave of third-quarter earnings results.
More than half of the S&P 500 has reported, and about 78% of those companies beat profit estimates by a median of 6%, while 62% beat revenue estimates by a median of 2%, according to data from Fundstrat.