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On Monday, US stocks rallied as investors bet on the distribution of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and stimulus progress to lift the economy. According to Business Insider, a bipartisan $908 billion stimulus proposal is set to be formally unveiled on Monday. One package will include $748 billion in funds for highly supported measures. A smaller package including more controversial state and local government aid and liability protections for businesses. On Monday, Pfizer and BioNTech will deliver their coronavirus vaccine. Oil prices ticked higher after a tanker exploded in a Saudi Arabian port. West Texas Intermediate crude gained as much as 1.9%, to $47.44 per barrel.
On Monday, US stocks rose. AstraZeneca said its COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrated an average efficacy rate of 70%. This is the third COVID-19 vaccine said to have surpassed the Food and Drug Administration's requirement of 50% effectiveness. S&P 500: 3,580.82, up 0.7% Dow Jones industrial average: 29,473.41, up 0.7% (210 points) Nasdaq composite: 11,929.04, up 0.6%
Getty Images US stocks extended losses into Monday's close as a lack of stimulus progress cut into hopes for a pre-election deal. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expedited talks on Sunday, setting a 48-hour deadline for the White House and Democrats to ink a deal. She later told Democrats that significant obstacles in reaching a compromise remain. Even if an agreement is reached, the bill is set to die in the Senate as Republicans push a $500 billion measure. The US notched its fifth-straight day of more than 50,000 new cases, reviving fears of new lockdowns and a hit to economic recovery.
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