US stocks end higher on solid corporate results

2014-02-05T10:04:36-08:00

US stocks Tuesday closed higher after some solid corporate results helped spark a partial recovery from the prior day's rout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 72.44 points (0.47 percent) to 15,445.24. The broad-based S&P 500 added 13.31 (0.76 percent…