NEW YORK (AP) — Another batch of strong earnings from U.S. companies is sending the stock market higher in early trading.

An encouraging report on the labor market also brought buyers back to the market.

The Dow Jones industrial average was up 26 points to 14,702 shortly after the opening bell Thursday, a gain of 0.2 percent.

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