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Video games had a huge year. More people than ever are buying and playing games during pandemic lockdowns. Industry analysts say video-game industry's revenues are expected to exceed both sports and film combined in 2020. "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" sold nearly 30 million copies between March and October. The COVID shutdowns impacted live sports and moviegoing. Business Insider reports that the game industry is dominating other entertainment mediums in revenue.
The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow concludes its best month in more than three decades, with gains propelled by expectations for a 2021 recovery based on coronavirus vaccine progress. The blue-chip index suffered a 0.9 percent drop in the session to finish at 29,638.64, but that's nearly a 12 percent gain for all of November, making it the best month since January 1987. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 0.5 percent to 3,621.63, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 0.1 percent to 12,198.74. IMAGES