U.S. stocks finish higher, with Dow climbing around 340 points, as investors digest earnings

U.S. stocks ended higher Tuesday, booking back-to-back gains, as investors digested earnings results from companies including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 1.1% higher, while the S&P 500 gained around 1.2% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.9%, according to preliminary data from FactSet. Goldman was among the Dow's best performers with a gain of more than 2%, FactSet data show. Shares of the Wall Street bank rallied after topping its third-quarter earnings target and confirming a reorganization plan.

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