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The S&P 500 could spike 26% to hit 5,000 in the next 12 months, Leuthold Group's investment chief says. "I think the lows are in and I think we're starting a new bull market," Jim Paulsen told Bloomberg. He said the US economy is likely to avoid a recession, supporting the S&P 500 rising to a new milestone.Stocks are entering a fresh bull cycle after a painful 2022 performance, supported by the potential of the world's largest economy sidestepping a recession,...