Wall St. Hits Record High on China Data, Trade Deal; Apple Shines

Wall St. Hits Record High on China Data, Trade Deal; Apple Shines
Chief Executive Officer of Kaleyra, Dario Calogero, looks up at a board before the company's IPO above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., on Nov. 26, 2019. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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Wall Street notched a fresh record high on Dec. 16 as investor confidence was boosted by upbeat data from China, while cooling trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies removed one of the hurdles for global economic growth.

Data showed China’s industrial output and retail sales growth accelerated in November, adding to optimism from the announcement of a trade deal by the two sides on Friday.