NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks pushed higher as markets gain strength following a shaky run the last couple of weeks. Shares of technology companies, retailers and metals miners helped lead the way Tuesday. Apple rose 1.7 percent. Macy's rose 3 percent after announcing a restructuring and naming a former eBay executive as its president. With less nervousness in the market, prices for Treasury bonds, gold and other go-to investments for turbulent times fell. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 19 points, or 0.8 percent, to 2,447. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 155 points, or 0.7 percent, to 21,861.