Stocks were mixed on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions weighed on sentiment, while investors digested earnings reports from major retailers and awaited Nvidia's results tomorrow.

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The Nasdaq rose more than 1% and S&P 500 also ended higher on Tuesday, led by a jump in technology shares as investors ...

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) – known as the market's "fear gauge" – jumped from 15.58 at Monday's closing bell to as high ...