Stocks rise on earnings, drop in joblessness By: MarketWatch July 29, 2010 at 09:55 AM EDT NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks rose Thursday, buoyed by encouraging earnings from energy companies and a drop in jobless claims. Read More >> Related Stocks: Astrazeneca Plc ADR Colgate-Palmolive Dow Jones Industrial Average (EOD) Exxon Mobil Kellogg Co Merck & Co Pfizer Procter & Gamble Walt Disney