While U.S. stock indices didn’t deliver big gains today, they did inch further into record-breaking territory amid corporate profits. The Dow hit its 23rd record close this year, after gaining 39.81 points, or 0.2%, to close at 17,613.74 The S&P 500 climbed 6.34 points, or 0.3%, to 2,038.26, marking its 39th record finish of 2014. [...]