S&P 500 ends higher after strong bank earnings, chip stocks rally
Morgan Stanley's shares jumped 4.7% to a record high, while Bank of America rose 4.4% after the top lenders beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on dealmaking strength.The S&P 500 banking index rose 1.2% in its first three-day winning streak in more than three weeks. A day earlier, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase reported solid performance in "People are spending, and the consumer seems to be fine. That's been one of the messages from the The S&P 500 climbed 0.40% to end the session at 6,67 ...