US stocks rose on Wednesday amid hopes for interest rate cuts, with more Wall Street banks posting strong results in a promising start to earnings season. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) moved up roughly 0.4%, following a rocky session on Tuesday for markets. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) added about 0.7% and 1%, respectively. A solid start to earnings season is buoying market spirits in the face of US-China trade friction and a US government shutdown ...