U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 1% on Wednesday.The Dow traded up 0.30% to 44,242.05 while the NASDAQ gained 1.03% to 21,132.45. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.72% to 6,344.65.Check This Out: Top 2 Industrials Stocks That May Plunge In AugustLeading and Lagging SectorsConsumer staples shares jumped by 1.3% on Wednesday.In trading on Wednesday, health care stocks fell by 0.8%.Top HeadlineUber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter 2025 results on Wednesday.The company reported a quarterly revenue growth of 18% year-on-year to $12.65 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $12.46 billion.Uber reported adjusted EPS of 63 cents, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 62 cents.Equities Trading UP Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB) shares shot up 31% to $176.52 after the company reported ...Full story available on Benzinga.com
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