US stocks open higher; McDonald's helps lift Dow By: CNBC.com News January 29, 2015 at 09:30 AM EST Stocks rose Thursday, bouncing back after a two-day rout, as corporations including Ford Motor rose on earnings and fewer filed jobless claims. Read More >> Related Stocks: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ford Motor McDonald's Corp Qualcomm, Inc. Sentinelone Inc Cl A