The DOW climbed over 100 points by midday today, on news that a few positive earnings reports renewed feelings that the economy is continuing to improve.
More at Yahoo Finance:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Stocks-rise-as-earnings-apf-1288027756.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=main&asset=&ccode=
My ‘portfolio’ shows modest gains from most stocks.