US stocks tipped higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 clinching a fresh record, as Wall Street shrugged off fresh data that showed surprisingly strong growth in the US economy over the summer that led investors to trim bets on near-term interest-rate cuts. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) edged up 0.5% to notch a record close of 6,909.79. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.6%. The blue-chip benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained around 0.2%. The major averages extended gains for a fourth strai ...