Stocks open slightly higher with S&P 500 near 2,000 By: CNBC.com News August 27, 2014 at 09:30 AM EDT U.S. stocks started mildly higher on Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500's first close above 2,000. Read More >> Related Stocks: Abercrombie & Fitch Company Apple Dollar General Pall Corp Sentinelone Inc Cl A Splunk Inc Tiffany & Co