By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Noel Randewich (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended higher on Wednesday following a steep drop the day before, with strong revenue forecasts from Microsoft and Visa helping to alleviate worries about slowing global economic growth and rising interest rates. Microsoft Corp rallied after the software heavyweight late on Tuesday gave a strong revenue forecast, while payments network Visa Inc jumped after it predicted revenue above pre-pandemic levels. Tuesday’s gains in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average followed a steep selloff the day before that saw the Nasdaq dr…