Stocks drift higher after some solid company earnings news

U.S. stocks are moving higher on Thursday as more big companies report profits for the summer that weren’t as bad as Wall Street had feared. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% in afternoon trading after shifting between small gains and losses throughout the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite also edged hgiher after flip-flopping earlier. They’re the latest flits in the stock market’s meandering trading over recent weeks as investors gauge the chances of Washi