U.S. stocks crept higher in midday trading encouraging profit reports from several big companies.Trading around the world was mostly listless, as markets took a pause after a run higher in recent weeks. Stocks, bonds, gold and a gauge measuring fear among traders on Wall Street all made only slight moves, Trump had warned months ago that his impeachment would roil markets, but traders say it has virtually no impact. That’s mostly because they see it as extremely unlikely that Trump or his market-friendly policies will leave office before the end of his term.
