Over 350,000 Americans dead, with the Covid death toll projected to rise another 150,000 by the end of January. Confirmed Covid cases have exceeded [...]

[Reuters] U.S. stocks in 2020: a year for the history books [CNBC] Politics will be front and center as a catalyst in the first week of the new year [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Steady Near All-Time Highs; Dollar Dips: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Heads for Best Year in a Decade With Dollar on [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rebound, Dollar Weakens: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Stocks rise into year-end on 2021 recovery hopes [Reuters] Dollar [...]

[Reuters] Global stocks, oil lead risk rally on U.S. stimulus hopes [Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. and Global Stocks Ride the Stimulus Wave: Markets Wrap [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Climb; Treasuries Retreat: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Set for Best Close in Seven Weeks as Trump Signs Stimulus [...]

[Reuters] U.S. jobless benefit cut-off pushes millions to financial cliff-edge [SFGate] California now has the worst COVID-19 spread in US [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Year of the Meme Stock: Hertz, Kodak Top List of 2020 Highlights [Reuters] U.S. holiday retail sales rise 3% as online shopping [...]

For the Week: The S&P500 slipped 0.2% (up 14.6% y-t-d), while the Dow was little changed (up 5.8%). The Utilities declined 0.9% (down 2.9%). The [...]

[Reuters] Politics blunts Christmas as U.S. government shutdown nears, COVID-19 aid uncertain [Reuters] Many just want a hug for Christmas this year, [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Rise; Pound Gains on Brexit Deal Hope: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Brexit deal anticipation fuels stocks and sterling [CNBC] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Climb With Europe; Dollar Dips: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Trump threatens to not sign COVID-19 bill, wants bigger stimulus [...]