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IntroductionBy Liz Moyer-- The S&P 500 was rising after better-than-expected earnings from Bank of America and J ...

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-- The How to deposit money into MT4 platformS&P 500 was rising after better-than-expected earnings from Bank of America and Johnson & Johnson.

U.S. stocks are mixed, as Bank of America, J&J earnings lift S&P 500 By

At 9:42 ET (13:42 GMT), the was down 41 points or 0.1%, while the was up 0.4% and the rose 0.6%.

Bank of America Corp (NYSE:) shares rose 0.1% after profit that was boosted by rising interest rates, while Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) fell 2.4% after it raised its outlook for profit this year, citing newer cancer treatments that will help buffer falling sales of its older portfolio of treatments. 

Inc (NYSE:) shares fell 2.8% after it revenue forecasts because of a $470 million hit from the sale of loans in its Marcus consumer unit. 

Analysts have gotten more optimistic, though it is early in the first quarter reporting season. Profit at S&P 500 companies are expected to drop 4.8% in the quarter from a year ago, compared with earlier expectations for a 5.2% drop.

In addition to earnings, analysts have been weighing what the Fed’s next move will be on interest rates. Mixed economic data is supporting the view that the Federal Reserve will by another quarter of a percentage point when it next meets in May. Clues about the policymakers' thinking may come from Fed Gov. , who is scheduled to speak later today.

in March fell 0.8% from the prior month, missing the expected rise of 0.4%.

Oil fell. was down 0.3% to $80.58 a barrel, while crude was down 0.4% to $84.41 a barrel. rose 0.1% to $2,008.

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