We're only four months into the new year and stocks are up 11 and 12 percent, already having surpassed year-end predictions. It doesn't look like they will be falling any time soon.
With weaker-than-expected hiring, slower manufacturing and service industries, stuttering stocks, the jury's still out on whether economic growth is taking a spring break.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed within two points of its all-time high after another strong report on housing encouraged investors to buy stocks.