Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:43:03 GMT
U.S. shares soar amid higher than expected corporate earnings
U.S. equities advanced, halting their earlier declines, on better-than-expected profits that offset growing concerns over the euro-are falling into a debt crisis. The S&P 500 climbed 0.1% to 1,512.12. Six out of ten groups in the benchmark index edged higher. Among the best performing blue chip companies was First Solar that rose as much as 7.3% to $31.13 to cap