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S&P 500, Nasdaq poised for new closing highs

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are poised for new closing highs, as earnings season rolls on. Catch The Final Round at 4 p.m. with Jen Rogers and Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer.

Winners and losers

Stocks in the red today include railroad operator CSX despite an earnings beat, as its forward guidance disappointed; IBM as revenue declined for the 21st consecutive quarter while profit margins dropped across the board; and McCormick, with shares of the spice maker lower after announcing plans to buy the food business of Britain’s Beckitt Renckiser—known for brands like French’s Mustard and Frank’s RedHot—for $4.2 billion.

Meanwhile, stocks ending the day in the green include Scripps Networks on reports the cable channel operator is in talks to combine with Discovery Communications; Vertex Pharmaceuticals after reporting significant improvements in drug trial treatments for cystic fibrosis patients; and Morgan Stanley, with shares of the broker higher as it beat on both earnings and revenue, raised its dividend 25% and added $5 billion to its share buyback plan.

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Michael Batnick on the markets—and catching a bottom

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