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200point gain in 2018. That compared to only six during all of last year. Today, financial stocks rose after some of the countrys biggest case reported their quarterly results. Here are the closing numbers. The dow jones industriaag advanced 228 points to 25,803. The nasdaq added 49. The s p 500 was up 18. And it was a strong week for all three. So how does this start to a year compare to others . What might happen next . Mike santoli set out to find some answers. Reporter stocks have accelerated into 2018 with a burst of fresh energy, making for the markets hottest start in 15 years. The s p 500 index has already gained 4 in 2018. The best return over a similar span since 2003 when it was up 5. 8 . 2003 turned out great for investors with a 12month rise up 26 . That year, stocks were just emerging from a nasty twoyear downturn that followed the tech bubble. Not exactly a similar setup for this year, which begins nine years into a bull market. Before 2003, the best year was 1987, known

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