U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, helped by better-than-expected earnings from several blue-chip companies and Texas Instruments Inc., while economic data eased inflation worries. Beverage company Coca-Cola Co., another blue chip, rose 4.1 percent to $42.64 after the soft drink maker reported quarterly earnings that exceeded analysts' expectations. Texas Instruments lifted tech shares after the world's largest maker of chips for cell phones, said it beat estimates after the bell on Monday. Texas Instruments' shares rose 7.1 percent to $24.55. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 48.40 points, or 0.48 percent, at 10,119.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 6.08 points, or 0.53 percent, at 1,152.06. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 15.50 points, or 0.81 percent, at 1,928.42. "The economic news is what's pushing the market higher this morning. The bottom line is that the data shows that rates aren't likely to go up as quick as people think," said Robert Basel, managing director of Citigroup Global Markets. --More 2302 Local Time 2002 GMT
