Google's parent company and other tech stocks are weighing on a mixed Wall Street Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in morning trading,

Wall Street is mixed in light trading early as anxiety dissipated somewhat after President Donald Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada

It’s the bet Wall Street made as soon as Donald Trump was elected president. For all the threats of tariffs against US allies and rivals, stock vigilantes were skeptical that he’d do anything to really damage the stock market.