Stocks rally on earnings a day after ending at 5-month lows

By Marley Jay, The Associated Press
U.S. stocks climbed Tuesday on another volatile day of trading as solid earnings reports from several big companies buoyed investors.
Many of the best-performing stocks came from parts of the market that have fared the worst during the market’s October plunge. Those included smaller and more U.S.-focused companies, internet and media companies, basic materials makers and energy companies.
The benchmark S&P 500 index jumped 41.38 points, or 1.6 percen