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NEW YORK (AP) — World stock markets are turning higher again Tuesday, helped by strong earnings reports from major U.S. companies. Investment banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, health care products company Johnson & Johnson and health insurer UnitedHealth all climbed after announcing their third-quarter results. Technology companies are also rising after their recent slump.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index jumped 25 points, or 0.9 percent, to 2,776 as of 10 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 237 points, or 0.9 percent, to 25,488.