Dow Soars as Tech Stocks Rise

It’s a big morning for the Dow. The benchmark jumped more than 250 points in recent trading as U.S. equities rose sharply after better-than-expected quarterly earnings from Alcoa (AA), positive Chinese economic data and a strong performance by tech stocks. The Dow industrials advanced 245 points, or 1.4%, to 17,885.89 after earlier rising as much [...]