That hunger to buy means the S&P 500 has gained within just months what Duessel thought may take
a year or so to achieve, given continued economic growth and few signs of a looming recession.
NEW YORK — A broad-based push higher for stocks sent indexes to records on Thursday following yet more signs that the job market continues to improve.
Discount retailer Dollar General jumped to one of the biggest gains in the S&P 500
after it reported stronger earnings for the latest quarter than analysts expected.
