Schindler backed its full-year guidance after posting a rise in earnings in the first half of the year. The Swiss elevator maker said Friday that net profit rose to 531 million Swiss francs ($660 ...

Stocks rose Thursday as investors responded to a flurry of quarterly earnings reports from major companies and better-than-expected retail sales data.

For the year, Cintas expects per-share earnings of $4.71 to $4.85 on revenue of $11 billion to $11.15 billion. Analysts were looking for earnings of $4.85 a share on revenue of $11.04 billion.