M&A, Earnings Boost Stocks Despite Rising Oil By: FOX Business April 06, 2011 at 16:12 PM EDT The markets traded higher amid optimism over corporate earnings and continued merger activity even as oil hit a 2-1/2 year high. Read More >> Related Stocks: Bank of America Broadcom Corp Cisco Systems Delta Air Lines Dish Network Corp Google, Inc. Halliburton Co Honda Motor Company ADR Laboratory Corp American Holdings Monsanto Co Pfizer Schlumberger Ltd Toyota Motor Corp Ltd Ord ADR