Investors kept their eyes wide open on the upcoming quarterly earnings of chip leader Nvidia (NVDA.US) , while digesting the turmoil surrounding 's dismissal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. US stocks advanced in late trading on Tuesday. The DJIA ultimately finished up 135 points or 0.3% at 45,418. The S&P 500 added 26 points or 0.4% to 6,465. The Nasdaq climbed 94 points or 0.4% to close at 21,544.Related NewsInitial Jobless Claims for Aug/23 in United States is 229.0K, lower than the previous value of 234.0K. The forecast was 230K.Apple (AAPL.US) announced it will hold a new product launch event on September 9, anticipated to introduce the iPhone 17, shoring up its stock price by 1%. Nvidia announced the launch of a "robot brain" chip, with its stock price continuing to rise by 1.1% ahead of the earnings release.The Trump administration is weighing to join stakes in defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin (LMT.US) , with the stock growing 1.7%.(Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)