US stocks modestly higher as earnings come in; oil surges
U.S. stocks were holding on to modest gains in choppy trading Wednesday afternoon as investors sized up the latest batch of company earnings. Energy stocks were among the big gainers as crude oil prices surged. Solid gains in industrial stocks outweighed losses among food and beverage companies and banks. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index rose 9 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,715 as of 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones industrial average added 7 points to 24,794. The Nasdaq composite gained 36 points... Читать дальше...