While you were sleeping: Another day, another record high

While you were sleeping: Another day, another record high
Margreet Dietz
By Margreet Dietz Jan. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street inched to record highs amid optimism that a fresh round of US corporate earnings will underpin the bullish outlook.  In 1.24pm trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a 0.06 percent advance, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.3 percent. In 1.09pm trading, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index inched 0.07 percent higher.  Investors are gearing up for another round of quarterly corporate earnings. Financial companies including  BlackRock, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan...