Stocks rose Tuesday as more updates on the stimulus front out of Washington helped at least temporarily offset concerns over the potential for more virus-related restrictions.
The S&P 500 increased by about 0.7% around noon in New York, after the index logged a fourth straight session of declines a day earlier. The Dow rose more than 150 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq increased 0.5%.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to march higher across the U.S., and the country crossed the…
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