Stocks higher in early trade; Fox up on earnings

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging higher in early trading after investors were mostly pleased by the latest U.S. corporate earnings news.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 3 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,881 in the first few minutes of trading. The index is about nine points below the all-time high it set April 2.

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