ChesusRice
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[h=2]U.S. stocks logged a second straight day of gains Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 to a fresh 5-year closing high. But investors are still cautious ahead of a slew of earnings reports next week.[/h] The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 0.6% and S&P 500 gained 0.8%, closing at its highest level since December 2007. The Nasdaq edged up 0.5%. Financials were among the biggest winners, with Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) leading the gains on the Dow.