The U.S. trade deficit in goods climbed 5.5% in November to a new record of $84.8 billion, reflecting weaker U.S. exports due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Odds favor investors — no matter how U.S. stocks perform in a given month.
These stocks aren’t in the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq-100.
‘Adults of any age with certain underlying medical conditions are at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19.’
U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly on Wednesday as bond-market trading remained calm in a holiday-shortened week.
Oil futures rise Wednesday, buoyed by industry data that shows U.S. crude inventories fell last week.
Even poor Asian countries managed COVID-19 far better than the United States and Europe. But whether 2020 thus marked the beginning of a new "Asian Century" still remains to be seen.
While the pandemic eventually will be brought under control, there is still no end in sight for the epidemic of deaths of despair.
