S&P, Dow stay on record-setting run; dollar firm

By Richard Leong NEW YORK (Reuters) - Upbeat company earnings lifted U.S. and European stock prices on Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 setting record highs, while the dollar reached a four-month peak on bets the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates by year-end. The impressive run in major equity markets around the globe led investors to reduce their safe-haven positions in U.S. and German government debt, sending their yields higher. Oil prices recovered from a two-month low aft