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US stocks fell on Wednesday, struggling to mount a comeback as investors' interest rate worries coincided with a fresh slate of corporate earnings.

After all three major indexes started the day in the green, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was down about 0.5% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dropped nearly 0.3%. Meanwhile, the techheavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the losses, falling by roughly 0.8%.

Big Tech drove the market action, with Nvidia (NVDA) falling more than 2% and Meta (META) sliding nearly 2%. The tech sector (XLK) was the worstperforming sector in the S&P 500, falling more than 1%.

Stocks have struggled to reprise their earlyyear rally, buffeted most recently by worries over heightened tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty over the timing and depth of rate cuts.

Another bump came on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's downbeat comments on inflation prompted some to recalibrate their bets on a September cut to December.

After robust big bank results signaled a return to strength on Wall Street, investors are looking to earnings season to give stocks a push upward. United Airlines (UAL) shares rose more than 13% after posting a revenue beat late Tuesday.

But shares of ASML (ASML) fell more than 8% in New York after the Dutch company's quarterly update. ASML, the largest supplier of equipment to chipmakers worldwide, missed order estimates, though its sales to China held up amid US curbs.

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