STORY: U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 gaining more than two-thirds of a percent, and the Nasdaq adding about eight-tenths of a percent.All three indexes notched their fourth consecutive daily gains, as investors looked past worries over inflated tech valuations that dragged all three to losses last week.:: Dell TechnologiesThose fears were eased further on Wednesday by Dell's consensus-beating fourth-quarter revenue forecast, which sent its shares up nearly 6%.Leah Bennett is chief investment strategist at Concurrent Investment Advisors."Part of the reason the market is up today, you had Dell come out and raise guidance and estimates and kind of gave more assurance on the AI trade. So you're seeing a lot of those stocks up. And then there were really pretty poor expectations for the retailers coming into the season. You've actually seen some beat expectations, albeit low expectations, but you've seen better earnings and guidance from those companies as well. So I think that's leading to the pick up in the market."Urban Outfitters was among those retailers that beat expectations, sending its shares up 13.5%.Among other movers, human resources software firm Workday slid about 8% after the company reported third-quarter subscription revenue in line with estimates.:: John DeereAnd shares of Deere slid more than 5.5% after forecasting weaker-than-expected annual profit, weighed down by tariff effects.U.S. financial markets are closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.