US stocks edge higher in early trading on Wall Street

Stocks are edging slightly higher in early trading on Wall Street as corporate earnings start to flow in and as traders look ahead to a highly anticipated market debut of Coinbase, a major digital currency exchange. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% in the early going Wednesday, a day after setting its latest record high. Goldman Sachs jumped nearly 3% after reporting a surge in earnings,. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo also reported strong results but their stocks were down in early trading