The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, as four out of every five stocks in the index climbed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 168 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.3%.
Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms helped lead most U.S. stocks higher on Thursday following a rush of profit reports from some of the country's most influential companies.
Microsoft shares slumped on Thursday after the company's earnings left investors disappointed overnight. Meanwhile, Meta and Tesla traded higher, having shaken off the initial weakness that greeted ...