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The U.S. stock market is rising toward records after an easing of oil prices let Wall Street turn its focus back to the big profits that companies keep producing. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Tuesday and is on track to top its all-time high set at the end of last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 287 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Stocks got a boost after oil prices gave back some of their big jumps from Monday, and Brent crude fell more than 3%. DuPont rallied after the chemical giant led another cavalcade of companies reporting better-than-expected profits.