Stocks edge higher at start of a big earnings week

By Steve Rothwell

Published April 21, 2014 7:10pm ET

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Stocks edge higher at start of a big earnings week — FILE - In this Friday, April 11, 2014 file photo, trader Joseph Lawler, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stocks were mixed Monday, April 21, 2014, in light trading after Japan reported a record annual trade deficit and investors looked ahead to economic data this week from China and South Korea. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) | Richard Drew

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher Monday at the start of another major week for company earnings. The stock market also got a lift from an encouraging report on the U.S. economy. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is coming off its best week since July.

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