Nvidia and tech stocks lead a split Wall Street higher

NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia is helping to lead a split U.S. stock market higher on Wednesday, ahead of the chip company’s highly anticipated profit report coming after trading ends for the day.

The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and recovered its losses from earlier in the week, when stocks swung sharply as investors tried to separate potential losers from winners in the artificial-intelligence boom.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 210 points, or 0.4%, as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time,...