Dow Jones Nears 30,000 After Positive Vaccine News

Dow Jones Nears 30,000 After Positive Vaccine News
A person walks past the New York Stock Exchange at Wall Street in New York City, on Nov. 16, 2020. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
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U.S. stocks surged on Nov. 16 as news of vaccine breakthroughs continue to fuel the market rally.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 470 points, closing at a record high of 29,950, after biotech firm Moderna Inc. announced that its coronavirus vaccine candidate was 94.5 percent effective in a preliminary look at study results.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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