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Stocks are climbing again Wednesday morning as investors applaud quarterly results from companies including Facebook, General Motors and Estee Lauder.

Stocks climbed for the second day in a row Wednesday at the end of a brutal month for the global market.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

General Motors swung to a third-quarter profit and blew past Wall Street expectations on rising prices in North America and surprising resilience in China.

October is typically a tumultuous month for stocks, but this one was particularly bad.

Asian markets rose on Wednesday after big American companies reported strong earnings for the third quarter, soothing fears that rising interest rates may deter corporate investment.

The health insurer said it now expected full-year adjusted earnings forecast to be more than $15.60 per share.

ADP released its private sector hiring report for October.

Profit in the mobile division profit dropped by a third.

It's the first time California will open up public roads to self-driving cars with no one in the driver’s seat.

Facebook is reporting a slight revenue miss but stronger than expected profit in its third-quarter earnings report.

___ Stocks rally on earnings a day after ending at 5-month lows NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks climb as strong results from a number of companies help the market regain a sliver of its recent losses.

U.S. stocks climbed Tuesday after solid earnings reports from several big companies.

The report was Facebook’s first since it disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 30 million users.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

General Electric Co. is slashing its dividend from 12 cents, to a penny, and taking a $22 billion impairment charge for its power division, which is a crucial segment of its operations going forward.

After launching a new iPhone, the tech giant is rolling out updates to some of its older products.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has added nearly $10 million worth of company stock to his portfolio.

The positive results came amid a lengthy effort by Under Armour to overhaul its business after roughly two years of sagging sales in a shifting retail landscape.

Strong sales of sparkling water and sugar-free drinks are powering third-quarter earnings for Coca-Cola Co. The company on Tuesday posted net income of $1.88 billion, or 44 cents per share.