S&P 500, Dow hit records on earnings optimism; oil gains

By Sam Forgione NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two major U.S. stock indexes set fresh intraday record highs on Thursday on investors' rosy outlook for big banks' second-quarter earnings, while European shares also rose and oil prices rebounded from the previous session's bruising losses. Expectations of more central bank stimulus have contributed to stocks' gains in the past week. The view that the U.S. economy is on solid footing, as well as reduced political uncertainty in Britain and Japan, have also b