Wall Street rises amid robust GDP data, mixed earnings

Wall Street rose on Friday as robust economic data shone light on the strength of the U.S. economy, while upbeat results from Alphabet and Chevron offset the decline in health stocks and Amazon. Gross domestic product increased at a 2.9 percent annual rate in the third quarter, helped by a surge in exports, the first estimate by the U.S. Commerce Department revealed. While the report supports the case for an interest rate hike, the Federal Reserve is highly unlikely to make a move at its meeting