S&P 500 scores best week in almost a year

The S&P 500 ended its strongest week in almost a year, while the Dow Jones industrial average erased its year-to-date loss, led by a 5.46 percent jump in Nike , which announced a $12 billion share buyback and a 2-for-1 share split. The sporting goods maker helped send the consumer discretionary sector up 1.23 percent, making it the top gainer among the 10 major S&P sectors. Minutes from the Fed's October meeting, released on Wednesday, hardened expectations of a December interest rate hi