NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is holding steadier on Wednesday, for now at least, ahead of a couple huge tests for Wall Street.

The S&P 500 rose 0.2% in early trading, coming off a four-day losing streak , its longest in nearly three months. It’s been shaky recently, not just day to day but also hour to hour, because of worries that stock prices have shot too high and that the Federal Reserve may not deliver as many revitalizing jolts through lower interest rates as expected.

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