U.S. stocks closed higher Tuesday, adding to the largest four-day stretch of gains since late July for both the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq Composite, with companies reporting solid third-quarter earnings despite the spread of the coronavirus delta variant and supply-chain disruptions.
What did major indexes do?What drove the market?
Equities rose as corporate earnings largely overshadow worries about supply-chain disruptions, though investors keep watching for signs that profit margins may be hurt by increased costs for transportation,…
