US markets rallied as investors shifted their gaze from geopolitical tensions to corporate earnings and stock-specific news - Dow rallied +213-points or +0.87% despite General Electric falling -1.19% after Goldman Sachs warned of a downgrade from the company ahead of their quarterly numbers this Friday (20 April). The broader S&P500 rose +22-points or +0.61%, with all 11 primary sectors gaining ground and lifting the index back into positive territory for the year (up +0.16%). The technology-centric NASDAQ gained +50-points or +0.70%. There are emerging reports this morning of further missile strikes in Syria. However, the Pentagon has issued a statement saying that "there is no US military activity in that area at this time." Separately, both the US Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation along with Britain's National Cyber Security Centre warned that Russia is using compromised computer-network equipment to attack US and British companies and government agencies in an unprecedented joint alert.
