Stock futures ticked higher on Wednesday, as investors looked toward a key earnings report from tech giant Nvidia. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up by 90 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures advanced 0.2%, along with Nasdaq-100 futures. All eyes are on Nvidia, set to report after the close. Given the chipmaker’s $3.6 trillion market capitalization, the results could hold more significance than some key economic reports and set the tone for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite for the rest of the week and into year end. Investors will look for demand details on the company’s Blackwell AI chips, which CEO Jensen Huang last month characterized as “insane.” Investors have been looks to the report as a potential catalyst to reaccelerate the market into year end following a fade in the big post-election fueled rally. The major benchmarks struggled last week amid comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, signaling that the central bank isn’t in a hurry to cut rates. Mounting geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine also spooked markets Tuesday. “Recently I’ve been sort of inclined to look for the broadening trade and fade some of these big names,” RBC Capital Markets head of U.S. equity strategy Lori Calvasina said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Fast Money.” “What I am generally seeing in my data is that even though the value trade fights back, the megacap growth names keep coming back and showing their earnings dominance.” Retailer Target posted its biggest earnings miss in two years and cut its full-year guidance, sending shares down 20%. Investors will also listen for commentary from Federal Reserve Governors Lisa Cook and Michelle Bowman, as well as Boston Fed President Susan Collins. Shares of Comcast rose more than 2%. The telecommunications giant is expected to announce on Wednesday a spin off of its cable networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, a source familiar told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin on Tuesday. The separation is expected to take roughly a year. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Wednesday as investors considered the geopolitical situation and assessed the latest economic data. At 6:13 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by nearly 5 basis points at 4.426%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last trading at 4.297% after rising by more than 2 basis points. Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower in choppy trading Wednesday, following a mixed performance on Wall Street amid mounting geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.16% to end at 38,352.34, while the Topix lost 0.43% to 2,698.29. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was up 0.24% in its last hour of trade. Mainland China’s CSI 300 rose 0.22% to close at 3,985.77. China’s central bank left its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Wednesday after cutting them in October. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.42% to end at 2,482.29, while the small-cap Kosdaq fell 0.47% to 682.91. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.57% to end the day at 8,326.3. Gold prices eased from a one-week high on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened, though safe-haven demand linked to Russia-Ukraine tensions helped cap further losses. Spot gold was down 0.3% at 2,623.48 per ounce after hitting its highest levels since Nov. 11 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures dropped 0.2% to $2,626.80. The U.S. dollar rebounded after hitting a one-week low. A stronger U.S. currency makes bullion more expensive for overseas buyers.