Stocks chip their way higherIntel's raised estimate gives a lift to the markets; Nasdaq paces early advance.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks pushed forward at the start of trading Monday after Intel raised its revenue estimate. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.3 percent. The Nasdaq composite index rallied 0.6 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was 0.3 percent higher. Among stocks in the news early Monday: Intel (Charts, Fortune 500), AMD (Charts, Fortune 500), Walt Disney (Charts, Fortune 500), Home Depot (Charts, Fortune 500), Blackstone (Charts) and Google (Charts, Fortune 500). |
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