30Dec2020 Market Close: Wall Street Closed With Modest Gains With 1 Trading Day Remaining In 2020, DOW Closed Up 74 Points, Nasdaq At +0.2%, US Dollar Slips To 89.65, Bitcoin Higher At 28777
Dow rises for the fourth time in five days, ekes out record closing high (SPY +0.1%). Dollar dumps, Bitcoin jumps, and pending home sales slide. The Market in Perspective Here are the headlines moving the markets. Greek Shipowners Easily Evade Venezuela Oil Sanctions In January 2019, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Venezuela's oil shipping sector in an ongoing bid to force President Nicols Maduro from power. The sanctions deepened Venezuela's already severe humanitarian crisis leading to runaway inflation and widespread fuel shortages. But the beleaguered nation can somewhat ...
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