Wall Street trundles higher as battered investors eye support

The second uptick in two days for stocks came despite a drop in oil prices, which have been a major influence on markets this year as investors view weak energy demand as a sign of sluggish global growth. Some investors took Wall Street's recent gains as a sign that prices are stabilizing. Is it time to put it to work?'," said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which has about $50 million in assets under management.