US stocks are off to a mixed start as more earnings reports roll inus stocksNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street as more company earnings reports roll in. The S&P 500 was essentially flat early Thursday. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% from an all-time high and the Dow industrials rose 0.5%. Overall, the market has been rising as companies head into the closing stretch of their latest round of earnings reports with sharp overall gains. Three-quarters of the companies within the S&P 500 have reported results so far, and Wall Street expects profit growth of 50% when they are all finished.