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Stocks rise on strong earnings reports

Strong earnings from big U.S. companies helped push the stock market mostly higher in early trading Friday.

By Bernard Condon | Updated on October 18, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Strong earnings from big U.S. companies helped push the stock market mostly higher in early trading Friday.

The Standard and Poor’s 500 index rose six points, or a third of a percent, to 1,738, in the first hour of trading. The S&P 500 index was pushing further into record territory a day after closing at an all-time high.

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