Stocks closed sharply higher for the third straight day on Thursday as investors reacted to a flurry of earnings reports from major companies and awaited developments on tariffs.

Stock markets rose for the third consecutive day as companies reported solid earnings amid rising investor hopes for a détente in the U.S. trade standoff with China. Stock markets closed higher Thursday,

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