U.S. stocks rose, rebounding from early losses spurred by a weak reading on the manufacturing sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 68 points, or 0.4%, to 17,545, springing back from a loss of as much as 136 points shortly after the opening bell. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%. Major indexes started the session lower following an unusually weak reading on the New York state manufacturing sector. The data showed business conditions weakening in August to their lowest level since the financial crisis in 2009. With the bulk of second-quarter earnings reports in the rearview mirror, companies in the S&P 500 are on track to report a quarterly decline in profits of 0.8%, according to FactSet, with 465 companies reporting.
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