Stocks rose Tuesday, led by tech. AI fears loom as Meta, Microsoft report earnings. Tesla faces policy risks. Fed decision, major earnings, and government cuts ahead.

Meta Platforms reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts' estimates as revenue grew more than 20% year-over-year.

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Thursday, driven by post-earnings advances in Meta and Tesla, although Microsoft's weak cloud forecast and downbeat results from Cigna dampened investor enthusiasm. Microsoft MSFT.O dropped 4.7% after forecasting disappointing growth in its cloud computing business.

Meta Platforms' CEO Mark Zuckerberg provided more color on the company's artificial-intelligence plans and its hopes for the new Trump administration. “This is also going to be a big year for redefining our relationship with governments,

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly looking to buy property in Washington DC – the latest sign of his ongoing effort to cozy up to the Trump administration.