Trump tariffs impact, March 5 -- Wall Street's main indexes edged up on Wednesday, after better-than-expected services data allayed worries of a slowdown in the U.S. economy, while investors awaited a potential softer approach from President Donald Trump on trade policy.

The S&P 500 was basically unchanged in morning trading after losing 6% since setting its all-time high last month and returning to where it was before President Donald Trump's election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 111 points, or 0.3%, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% lower. The benchmark S&P 500 has fallen over 5.7% from its record high, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq has dropped over 9% from its peak.

Investors are also closely ...