Global stocks rise, led by Wall Street, as strong earnings season expected
New York — Wall Street led stocks higher globally on Thursday, despite declines in Asia, as investors focused on an earnings season expected to be strong and after US President Donald Trump cast doubt over the timing of his threatened strike on Syria.The risk of clashes between Western powers and Russia in Syria over an alleged chemical attack eased somewhat as Trump reworded a Wednesday threat that missiles "will be coming" while taunting Russia for supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Trump wrote on Thursday that an attack on Syria "could be very soon or not so soon at all". Investors turned their focus to corporate earnings as BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, reported quarterly profit above Wall Street estimates. Its shares were up 2.4%. Analysts expect quarterly profit for all S&P 500 companies to rise 18.4% from a year ago, the biggest gain in seven years, according to Thomson Reuters."We’re seeing some early optimism ahead of earnings and there’s no bad new...
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