U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher Wednesday after a four-day losing streak knocked Wall Street off its all-time high and threw some of its brightest stars into reverse. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in early trading.

U.S. stocks opened little changed, with investors likely staying sidelined until they can get more clarity on President Donald Trump's plans for tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods, inflation and the market for artificial intelligence.

Some of Wall Street’s brightest stars lost more of their shine Tuesday after another report said U.S. households are getting more pessimistic about the economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% and had been down as much as 1.