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.

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

The Dow Jones industrial average rose on Friday, and stocks are on track to bounce back after a two-day slide.

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

Stocks slumped on Wall Street after two major U.S. companies warned that slower economic growth in China was hurting their results.