NEW YORK  – U.S. stocks slouched to a higher close on Monday, and benchmark Treasury yields rose amid flickering optimism that Washington will get past partisan wrangling and reach a debt ceiling deal. While all three major U.S. stock indexes ended green, market participants appeared to show little conviction as first-quarter earnings season winds down, leaving few market-moving catalysts, aside from … Continue reading Wall Street advances, Treasury yields rise as debt-ceiling debate rolls along