Stock market news live updates: Stock futures mixed as huge earnings day kicks off

U.S. stocks rose to start Tuesday’s trading ahead of corporate earnings from some of the market’s biggest players. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) inched higher by 0.9%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ticked up by 0.6%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) up by 1.4%. The jumps continued stocks’ gains from Monday, as the major…