Despite S&P 500's New High, Stocks Face Challenges By: Benzinga via Benzinga April 01, 2014 at 10:44 AM EDT Stocks ended the first quarter with a big rally; the Standard & Poor's 500 Index actually closed -- barely -- at a new high. ... Read More >> Related Stocks: AT&T Inc Alexion Pharmaceuticals Allegheny Technologies Amazon.com First Solar Gilead Sciences Google, Inc. Microsoft Nasdaq Biotechnology Ishares ETF Netflix Pfizer S&P Biotech SPDR Staples