text: Stocks Seen Higher as Oil Holds Below \$52  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked to open higher on  Wednesday, as McDonald's Corp. &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MCD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;MCD.N&lt;/A&gt; said  third-quarter  earnings rose sharply, while quarterly reports from Intel Corp.  &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=INTC.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;INTC.O&lt;/A&gt; and Yahoo Inc. &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=YHOO.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;YHOO.O&lt;/A&gt; pleased Wall Street and lifted  technology shares.