Markets Climb as Oil Sinks, Apple Boosted on Buyback Babble

Stocks climbed higher at Tuesday's opening bell despite plunging crude prices.
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Stocks climbed higher at Tuesday's opening bell despite plunging crude prices. Elsewhere, Apple is getting a boost, as Credit Suisse analysts target the stock for better performance, and potentially buybacks that could total $200 billion. And Amazon stock is also getting a big boost; legendary director Woody Allen has signed on with Jeff Bezos' company to produce a streaming TV series -- this coming less than a week after Amazon's big Golden Globes win. Aluminum-producer Aloca kicked off fourth quarter earnings season by beating estimates.