Updated: Health care leads US stocks higher on solid earnings

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are edging higher Thursday morning as health care companies rise following strong earnings for companies including drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb. Real estate companies continue to fall, and banks move higher as bond yields surge. Chipmaker Qualcomm said it will buy competitor NXP Semiconductors for $38 billion. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones […]