 From ABC News, Wall Street Now. A morning surge brought the Dow further into record territory. The Dow up more than 500 points in morning trading. The S&P also higher, while the Nasdaq was about even. Retail sales were unchanged in June, according to numbers from the Commerce Department. This followed a three-tenths of a percentage point increase in May, but actually defied projections of a consumer cutback. Outside of gas stations and auto dealers, sales were up by eight-tenths of a percentage point.