U.S. Stocks Rise Amid Earnings Optimism, China Data

U.S. stocks rose, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index its first back-to-back gain in more than three weeks, on optimism over earnings and as commodities gained amid a report showing China’s inflation slowed. Raw-materials producers rose 1.1 percent amid speculation that tamed inflation would r…

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U.S. Stocks Rise Amid Earnings Optimism, China Data