Wall Street is drifting Thursday as gains for fashion brands and cigarette makers help offset drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm following their latest profit reports. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in afternoon trading following healthy gains for stock markets across much of Europe and Asia.

Google’s parent company is weighing on a mixed Wall Street Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making.

Stocks on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making.

Asian shares were trading mostly higher Thursday, after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained nearly 0.2% in early trading to 38,888.

Wall Street is mixed as attention swings back toward how much profits companies are making and away from President Donald Trump’s tariffs, at least temporarily. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%