Dollar suffers first annual drop since 2017
ICE U.S. Dollar Index falls more than 6% in 2020, threatens to take out 2018 low
ICE U.S. Dollar Index falls more than 6% in 2020, threatens to take out 2018 low
Copper books best annual return since 2017
‘The big thing about Tesla as opposed to any other stock is that the vast majority of retail shareholders will never be sellers’
Company had faced multiple charges of conspiracy, wire fraud
BEIJING — China finished 2020 with a 10th consecutive month of expansion in its manufacturing sector, capping a dramatic year that saw the country’s factories incapacitated by the pandemic, only to roar back as a growth engine for China and the world.
Stocks finished with modest gains on Wednesday, as the blue-chip Dow managed to book another record close in the penultimate trading session of 2020.
Oil futures were little changed Wednesday afternoon following data that showed a rise in the U.S. rig count. Oil-field services company Baker Hughes said the number of U.S. oil rigs rose by 3 this week to 267. That’s down 403 from the same time last year.
The deal struck between the U.K. and the European Union didn’t include financial services, and that means a major shift in trading will take place on Jan. 4
But big December gains could set stage for January pullback: Jefferies
Nikkei retreats from 30-year-high, while stocks gain in Hong Kong and Shanghai