By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday following updates on the economy that kept alive hopes for a coming cut to interest rates and some mixed profit reports from big companies.

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The S&P 500 edged up a mere 0.1% in early trading, even though four out of every five stocks within the index were climbing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 288 points, or 0.6%,

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