Gains for AT&T and Boeing Help Lift US Stocks Higher<br />FED IN FOCUS: The Federal Reserve is wrapping up a policy meeting on interest rates,<br />and most investors expect it to hold them steady after raising rates three times since December.<br />CHIPS ON TOP: Advanced Micro Devices soared to the biggest gain in the S&P 500 after it raised its forecast for full-year revenue growth<br />and reported stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter.<br />HEALTH WOES: Health care stocks moved lower as investors were mostly disappointed with reports or forecasts from biotechnology company Amgen, drug<br />and medical device maker Baxter International, and scientific instrument and laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher.<br />The Dow Jones industrial average gained 110 points, or 0.5 percent, to 21,723, and the Nasdaq composite rose 8 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,420.
