
U.S. Stock Market Climbs as Hotter Inflation and Trade Worries Take Center Stage
U.S. Stocks rose on Thursday as traders weighed slightly hotter-than-expected inflation data against ongoing global trade tensions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 122 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 climbed 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.9%. The producer price index (PPI) reported a 0.4% increase for Januaryabove the consensus estimate of 0.3%and…