US stock indexes move higher, renewing record highs
Energy stocks are also up as the price of crude oil heads higher.
Gannett jumped 7.1 percent after the publisher of USA Today and other newspapers turned in better-than expected earnings.
Traders welcomed Viacom's latest quarterly results and the media giant's plans to turn its business around.
The owner of BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and the Paramount film studio gained $1.43, or 3.4 percent, at $43.51.
Restaurant operator Yum Brands was 1.5 percent higher after it delivered better-than-expected earnings as stronger U.S. sales at KFC and Taco Bell offset weakness at the company's Pizza Hut chain.
Dunkin' Brands climbed 4.5 percent after its earnings beat financial analysts' expectations.
Twitter slumped 10.2 percent after the social media company's latest quarterly earnings, which topped analyst expectations, were overshadowed by a weak profit forecast.
Coty tumbled 8.7 percent after the beauty products maker's latest quarterly results fell short of Wall Street's estimates.
Brent crude, the benchmark for international oil prices, was up 53 cents, or 1 percent, at $55.65 a barrel in London.