Dow, S&P 500 hit record highs on earnings, Fed
World BusinessJul 19, 2013
The Dow and the S&P 500 closed at new record highs Thursday on robust corporate earnings reports and the latest reaffirmation of the Federal Reserve's easy-money policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.02 (0.50 percent) to 15,548.54. The broad-market S&P 500 ended 8.46 (0.50 percent) higher at 1,689.37. The rally solidly topped both indices' prior closing records set Monday of 15,484...