Stocks open higher on geopolitics; investors eye consumer data By: CNBC.com News August 11, 2014 at 09:49 AM EDT U.S. stocks opened in positive territory on Monday amid hopes of calming geopolitical tensions and upcoming consumer sentiment indicators. Read More >> Related Stocks: Advance Auto Parts Inc Agilent Technologies Amazon.com Ambac Financial Group Aramark Holdings Corp Caesars Entertainment Inc Caterpillar Cisco Systems Cree Inc Deere & Co Estee Lauder Co Flowers Foods Fossil Group IAMGOLD Corporation Intel Corp J C Penney Company Inc JPMorgan Chase & Co Kinder Morgan King Digital Kohl's Corp Macy's NetApp Noodles & Company Nordstrom Nuance Communicatns PepsiCo Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc Seaworld Entertainment Inc Company Sentinelone Inc Cl A The Priceline Group Ventas Inc Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Walt Disney