Wall Street drifted higher as gains for most stocks outweighed drops for Alphabet and some other big-name companies following their latest earnings reports

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies

US Treasury yields were hovering near their lowest in over a month on Thursday, as investors pondered the outlook for rates in the world's largest economy

Stocks on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday as the focus swings back toward how much profit businesses are making.

Wall Street pointed higher early Friday as more strong earnings results trickled in along with a closely-watched report from the U.S. government showing that inflation ticked higher. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.