Meta Platforms and most other U.S. stocks are rising Thursday following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies, but drops for Nvidia and Microsoft are keeping the market in check.

U.S equity future edged higher in early Wednesday trading, while the dollar extended gains and Treasury yields dipped, as investors looked for clarity on two key issues from today's Federal Reserve rate decision and fourth quarter earnings updates from three megacap tech giants.

By Marc Jones and Lawrence Delevingne LONDON/BOSTON (Reuters) -World markets were calmer on Wednesday as the week’s rollercoaster ride for stock markets turned into wait and see ahead of the Federal Reserve’s first rate meeting of the year and results from Microsoft,