{"id":109419,"date":"2021-01-22T20:41:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=109419"},"modified":"2021-01-22T20:41:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:41:57","slug":"us-markets-lower-as-investors-worry-about-effects-of-possible-second-trump-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/us-markets-lower-as-investors-worry-about-effects-of-possible-second-trump-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"US markets lower as investors worry about effects of possible second Trump impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK — U.S. equity futures are down as a new week begins on Wall Street Monday with reports President-elect Joe Biden will release a new economic stimulus plan sometime this week while investors worry about effects of a possible second impeachment trial for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
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Ticker<\/th>\n | Security<\/th>\n | Last<\/th>\n | Change<\/th>\n | Change %<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
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I:DJI<\/td>\n | DOW JONES AVERAGES<\/td>\n | 31097.97<\/td>\n | +56.84<\/td>\n | +0.18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
SP500<\/td>\n | S&P 500<\/td>\n | 3824.68<\/td>\n | +20.89<\/td>\n | +0.55%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
I:COMP<\/td>\n | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX<\/td>\n | 13201.975424<\/td>\n | +134.50<\/td>\n | +1.03%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Powered by<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \nTraders continued to be cheered by prospects that the incoming administration will pump more aid into the U.S. economy, a move that will help Asia and other export-driven nations.<\/p>\n Wall Street ended last week with more milestones, largely shrugging off another discouraging jobs report. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%, its second straight record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite all closed at new highs.<\/p>\n OPEC CRUDE OUTPUT CUTS SHOULD HELP US SHALE PROFITS IN 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The S&P 500 rose 20.89 points to 3,824.68. The Dow gained 0.2%, to 31,097.97. The Nasdaq climbed 1%, to 13,201.98. The Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks dropped 0.2%, to 2,091.66. It ended the week with a 5.9% gain, well ahead of the 1.8% gain for the big stocks in the S&P 500.<\/p>\n Hopes are high for rollouts of coronavirus vaccines. But the reports of new versions of the virus are setting off new worries, as some experts believe more studies are needed to see if available vaccines will be effective in curbing those versions of the virus.<\/p>\n |