By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP NEW YORK — Investors pushed US stocks higher in early trading Wednesday on Wall Street and extended a rally prompted by signs that the Federal Reserve is willing to cut rates to reinforce economic growth. Stocks limped into June following a broad slump in May caused by increasing anxiety over global trade disputes. An escalating trade war between the US and China and the added threat of a new trade war with Mexico sent investors fleeing to safer holdings, like bonds. But Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell helped spark a rally after remarks that signaled t...