Stocks rose Thursday as investors responded to a flurry of quarterly earnings reports from major companies and better-than-expected retail sales data.

Dow Inc. (DOW) ended the recent trading session at $28.46, demonstrating a +1.14% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.54%. On the other hand ...

The Dow Jones index rose Thursday on surprise jobless claims and retail sales. Nvidia chipmaker TSMC rose on earnings.