Corporate Earnings Boost Most Stocks, Oil Surges Higher

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in the borough of New York City, New York on Apr. 17, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

By Hilary Russ

NEW YORK—U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday while most other global shares rose, as investors were drawn to riskier assets because of upbeat earnings from companies in Europe and the United States.