US stock indexes edge higher on earnings, vaccine optimism
(WorldNews Business)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Stocks opened slightly higher in the U.S. on Tuesday, helped by better-than-expected earnings from blue chip companies like Johnson & Johnson and General Electric. The results offset renewed worries that troubles with COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and the spread of new variants of coronavirus might delay a recovery from the pandemic. The S&P 500 index was up less than 0.1% in the first 15 minutes of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite was...