Stock market today: Dow rises, but Nasdaq lags as investors assess flood of earnings
The Dow rose to a record high on Tuesday as Wall Street welcomed the latest wave of quarterly results from the likes of General Motors (GM) and Coca-Cola (KO). Gains for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) lifted the blue-chip benchmark 0.8% to an intraday all-time high and set it on track for a record close. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) ticked up 0.1%, but the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) slipped 0.2%. On Monday, stocks jumped as Apple (AAPL) hit a new record high, boosting tech names. Investors are ...