U.S. stocks climbed after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected

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STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Wednesday, as investors worried about escalating geopolitical tensions and a muted holiday-quarter sales forecast from Target. The Dow ended up about a third of a percent,

Most U.S. stocks are rising Thursday after more companies said they’re making fatter profits than expected. Market superstar Nvidia also topped forecasts, but Wall Street’s ambivalence about whether the heavyweight's report was impressive enough is keeping indexes in check.

Asian shares have mostly fallen after a mixed close on Wall Street, with regional markets shrugging off a strong profit report from Nvidia that was released after U.S. markets closed.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wednesday, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface. Target lost more than a fifth of its value after the retailer gave a dour forecast for the holiday shopping season.