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Stocks tick up with eyes on earnings, US tariff deadline

U.S. President Donald Trump displays a set of 1984 Los Angeles Olympic medals given to him during an executive order signing ceremony on August 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. [AFP]

Stock markets edged higher Wednesday as traders assessed the latest corporate earnings and awaited President Donald Trump's next wave of tariffs.

The US president's claim that Washington was "very close to a deal" to extend a China tariffs truce provided some optimism.

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