Stocks drift on Wall Street amid not-so-bad profit reports

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting on Thursday as more big companies report profits for the summer that were better than Wall Street feared. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in early trading, and the Dow was up 15 points. They’re the latest flits in the stock market’s meandering trading over recent weeks as investors gauge the chances of Washington reaching a deal on more support for the economy. The maker of Invisalign teeth straighteners surged to the biggest gain in the