Stocks Edge Higher as Xilinx Leads Tech Company Rally (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/New York Times – Business)

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / New York Times – Business
Stocks Edge Higher as Xilinx Leads Tech Company Rally – Stocks are mostly higher at midday Thursday as investors react to the latest fourth-quarter earnings reports from corporate America. Technology companies are climbing and American Airlines is rallying after it beat analysts expectations. Spice maker McCormick is sinking. …