Author: Damian J. Troise, Associated Press

S&P 500 ends 2020 at record high after mixed trading day but a year of wild swings amid COVID-19 pandemic

Stocks climbed to all-time-high as COVID-19 vaccine plans intensified, Europe gave nod to Brexit deal.

Technology companies led the decline. Apple and Nvidia both fell at least 1% early Tuesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher after weaker-than-expected hiring likely increased the odds the Fed will have to cut interest rates.

U.S. stocks rose Tuesday and reclaimed a chunk of their losses from Monday’s rout. Investors mulled how much the trade war with China would hurt.

The Dow rose Friday, fueled partly by a snapshot of U.S. employment, which showed job growth surged in April and unemployment hit a five-decade low.

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower Wednesday as the market gave back some of its gains from the day before.

Stocks moved higher in early trading, sustaining the momentum of the best quarter in a decade. Tech and bank shares led the Dow’s 200-plus gains

U.S. stocks fell in trading on Wall Street Wednesday sparked by the latest interest rate policy decision by the Federal Reserve.

Stocks fall on Wall Street in afternoon trading as investors wait for more details on reports that the U.S. and China are moving closer to a deal.