Stocks hit another record as House sends Trump $4.5 trillion bill to kick off July 4 weekend

• Stocks climbed higher on Thursday after news that employers ramped up hiring in June, setting another all-time record to start the holiday weekend.

Stock indexes hit a fresh record on Thursday heading into the long weekend after a jobs report showed a stronger hiring picture in June than Wall Street had feared.

The S&P 500 rose 0.8%, setting an all-time high for the fourth time in five days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 344 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%.