U.S. Stocks Rise on Earnings as Consumer Confidence Gains
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U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rebounding from its worst slump since June, as earnings at companies from Pfizer Inc. to D.R. Horton Inc. topped estimates and consumer confidence increased ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting.
Pfizer, the world’s biggest drugmaker, advanced 2.6 percent after earnings beat estimates as it cut costs and saw its tax rate fall. An index of homebuilders surged 5.3 percent as D.R. Horton jumped 9.8 percent and a report showed home prices climbed. American International Group Inc. rose 2.5 percent after Bank of America Corp. said it expects the insurer to buy back $10 billion of stock during the next two years. Apple Inc. tumbled 8 percent as iPhone sales trailed estimates.