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.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped nine points to 15,360. The Nasdaq composite was up 30 points, or 0.8 percent, at 3,892.
General Electric, Morgan Stanley and Google all rose after reporting higher earnings than financial analysts were expecting. Google topped $1,000 a share for the first time.
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