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Stocks open higher for first day in three
Posted: Jan 9, 2013 6:52 AM by Associated Press
NYSE- Stocks are rising on Wall Street after U.S. corporate earnings reports got off to a strong start.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 49 points to 13,378 shortly after the opening bell Wednesday. The Dow is coming off of two days of losses.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose three to 1,460 and the Nasdaq composite rose six to 3,098.
Alcoa rose after predicting rising demand for aluminum this year. Late Tuesday the company reported fourth-quarter revenue that beat analysts' forecasts.
Wireless network operator Clearwire jumped 8 percent after Dish network made an unsolicited offer to buy the company, which has already agreed to sell itself to Sprint.
Apollo Group plunged 10 percent after reporting a sharp decline in fall-term student sign-ups at the University of Phoenix.
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