[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 ended this week with a bang, roaring to a new all-time high on the back of stronger-than-expected economic data, influential leadership, and an ongoing appreciation for the Fed's monetary policy support. The bullish bias was evident in premarket action as the S&P futures pointed to a higher start without the benefit of any definitive news catalyst. Stocks indeed benefited from a blast of buying interest at the opening bell on this options expiration day that enabled the S&P 500 to reclaim all of yesterday's losses and then some in the first 30 minutes of trading. Although things settled down, the market's bullish underpinnings were solidified by the stronger-than-e ... More