NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and other technology bellwethers, as investors bet that a sharp drop in oil prices will help shore up consumer and business spending.

The Dow falls more than 100 points and the Russell 2,000 index tumbles 2%. Stocks pulled back Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials tumbling more than 100 points as a rush of quarterly results from bellwethers such as AT&T , DuPont and McDonald's failed to impress investors.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Monday as worries about the housing slump's impact on the economy rattled investors, driving down shares of bellwethers such as Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N).