NEW YORK -- Wall Street is rising toward more records on Monday at the start of a week that could show whether the U.S. stock market's big recent rally has been overdone or prescient. The S & P 500 climbed 0.4% and was on track to squeak past its latest all-time high, which was set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 26 points, or 0.1%, with an hour remaining in trading, and the Nasdaq composite was adding 0.8% to its own record. Tesla helped lead the way and rose 2.8% after Elon Musk bought stock worth roughly $1 billion through a trust. The electric vehicle company’s stock price came into the day with a slight loss for the year so far, and the purchase could be a signal of Musk’s faith in it. The only stronger force lifting the S & P 500 was Alphabet, which gained 3.4%, as
Wall Street ticks toward a record as Tesla rises

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