It's not exciting, but stocks stage modest climb By: CNBC.com News December 09, 2013 at 16:09 PM EST S&P 500 ends at a historic high as stocks stage slow, steady climb higher. The problem: stocks have stalled around these levels for past three weeks. Read More >> Related Stocks: S&P Oil & Gas Expl & Prod SPDR Sentinelone Inc Cl A