While you were sleeping: Fresh records on Wall Street

While you were sleeping: Fresh records on Wall Street
By Margreet Dietz Nov. 11 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street climbed, with the Dow and the S&P 500 touching record highs, amid optimism about the outlook for the US economy and corporate profits.  In afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.13 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index advanced 0.19 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.18 percent.  Gains in shares of IBM and those of Nike, up 1.2 percent and 1.1 percent respectively, led the Dow higher. Earlier in the day, the Dow touched a record hi...