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Dow Jones breaks 30,000 points for the first time in history – Sydney Morning Herald
President Trump congratulates ‘everybody’ as the Dow Jones breached the 30,000-mark for the first time on optimism that COVID-19 vaccines will open the way to economic…
“I want to congratulate everybody,” Trump said. “The stock market, Dow Jones Industrial Average just hit 30,000, the highest in history. We’ve never broken 30,000 and that’s despite everything that’s taken place with the pandemic.”
The gains extend a month-long market rally driven by growing optimism that development of coronavirus vaccines and treatments will loosen the pandemic’s stranglehold on the economy. They also mark a rapid climb for the Dow from its March 23 low of just under 18,600 during…
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