Aug
07
U.S. Stocks Rise on Strong Earnings, Shaking Off Trade Gloom
ByS&P 500 had its second-highest close in history and was just 0.5% away from its January record
U.S. stocks climbed Tuesday, with strong corporate earnings reports lifting major indexes as tariff tensions simmer.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 126.73 points, or 0.5%, to 25628.91. The S&P 500 gained 8.05 points, or 0.3%, to 2858.45, its second-highest close in history and just 0.5% away from its January record. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 23.99 points, or 0.3%, to 7883.66…