Stocks rise Wednesday on strong bank earnings, tame inflation

In This Article: U.S. stocks opened higher after a gauge of inflation was tamer than expected and big banks reported strong earnings results. The blue-chip Dow rose 0.3% to about 44,132 at the start of the session. The broad S&P 500 index was up 0.2%, about 11 points, to start at 6,255. The Nasdaq…