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Stocks close higher on positive earnings news
USA TODAY Stocks advanced on Thursday on better-than-expected third-quarter earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 95.88 points, or 0.6%, to 15,509.21. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 5.69 points, or 0.3%, to 1,752.07, shy of its record … Earnings gains send stocks higher; Ford rises News Summary: Stocks Rise, Helped by Ford, Others |