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Stocks post modest gains as earnings roll in

By Washington Examiner
Published April 21, 2014 8:12pm ET
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Stocks post modest gains as earnings roll in
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 are closing higher as more U.S. companies report first-quarter earnings.

Investors were also encouraged by an increase in an index designed to predict future economic growth.

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