U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday after Goldman Sachs beat profit expectations, extending last week’s positive momentum amid easing bets of a super-sized interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The Dow rose over 200 points in early trading, picking up from Friday when U.S. economic data showed stronger-than-expected retail sales, an uptick in consumer sentiment and lower inflation expectations. The S&P 500 banks index added 0.9% on Monday, with Bank of America Corp reversing earlier declines to rise 1.3%, even as it posted a nearly 34% drop in second-quarter profit. “You’re getting the feeling that perhaps all the bad news …
