24-01-2017 21:10 via news.yahoo.com

Global stocks, dollar rise; investors eye earnings

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors looked past U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist rhetoric and focused on encouraging economic data and quarterly earnings reports. Trump signed two executive orders on Tuesday to move forward with construction of the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, rolling back key Obama administration environmental actions in favour of expanding energy infrastructure.
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