Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks are lifting U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% early Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 75 points,

U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher following a mostly encouraging batch of profit reports from big companies

Markets are pointing higher on the first day of trading under the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.