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Empresas y finanzas

Stocks rise on earnings, deal talk


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday after earnings from Wal-Mart and Home Depot and a $39 billion takeover bid in the agriculture sector bolstered confidence in the corporate outlook.

    The Dow Jones industrial average gained 103.84 points, or 1.01 percent, to 10,405.85. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 13.20 points, or 1.22 percent, to 1,092.58. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 27.57 points, or 1.26 percent, to 2,209.44.

    (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kenneth Barry)