Tuesday

Stocks gained back some of yesterday's losses, as positive earnings news helped boost the market. The modest gains came one day after the Dow fell 140 points on credit-ratings firm Standard & Poor's decision to lower its outlook on the U.S. government's triple-A credit rating. Traders and investors said that many of those worries were being shrugged off a day later. Johnson & Johnson led the Dow higher, gaining, 3.7%, after the blue-chip health care and consumer products company beat first-quarter earnings expectations and raised its full-year earnings outlook. Energy stocks were also strong as oil jumped to over $108 a barrel. Exxon Mobil gained .8%, while Chevron added .9%. DJIA +65.16 Nasdaq +9.59 S&P 500 +7.48.