Wall St up as energy, financials gain ahead of Yellen talk

Wall Street was higher on Monday morning, buoyed by energy stocks and a rebound in financial stocks following a pounding on Friday after a dismal jobs report all but ruled out chances of an interest rate hike in June. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who recently signaled that a rate hike could come as soon as June, is schedule to speak at 12:30 p.m. ET (1630 GMT) and investors will scrutinize her comments for clues on the timing of the next rate hike. Many traders suspect Yellen might craft