Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Index Rises Nears Record Highs; GM Stock Surges(Live)

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes held steady in premarket action Tuesday, as Wall Street digested a number of strong earnings reports. Meanwhile, General Motors (GM) was a big winner on the stock market today after the company’s third-quarter results. Ahead of the opening bell, the Dow inched higher while S&P 500 futures…