Updated from 9:14 a.m. EST
Stocks on Wall Street opened roughly flat Tuesday, after traders received encouraging news from several big technology companies, but troubles among the financials and automakers were dampening enthusiasm elsewhere.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was gaining 70 points at 8343, and the S&P 500 was adding 5.8 points to 856. The Nasdaq was climbing 11.4 points at 1,493.
Early futures trading had suggested Tuesday's open could have been a lot worse, but two pieces of news were helping lift technology shares. Computer hardware and software maker Hewlett-Packard (HPQ Quote) was partly responsible, after the company said its fourth-quarter profit would exceed analysts' expectations. Shares of H-P, part of the Dow, were rising in early trading. ...
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