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Stocks hit a new four-year high
http://marketday.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/21/13394058-stocks-hit-a-new-four-year-high?liteUpdated at 10:25 p.m. ET: Stocks hit a new four-year high Tuesday as equity markets continued to grind steadily higher on hopes that central banks will act in the near future to stimulate their economies.
In early trading the S&P 500 passed this year's high of 1,422.38 set in April, making a four-year intraday high.
Signs that the U.S. labor market is performing better than previously thought have also helped stocks