U.S. stocks were mixed and benchmark Treasury yields slid on Wednesday as disappointing earnings and mixed economic data counterbalanced easing jitters of a spreading global trade war. European stocks ended the session higher, powered in part by healthcare stocks as sales of Novo Nordisk's blockbuster drug Wegovy more than doubled in the fourth quarter. U.S. Treasury yields dropped to their lowest level since mid-December in the wake of the disappointing services data, as investors continue to grapple with uncertainties arising from tariff skirmishes. Gold resumed its rally as trade war jitters continue to attract investors to the safe-haven metal, sending it to fresh record highs.