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US Stocks reached new record highs over the week with the Dow topping the 20,000 mark on moves by the new administration and strong corporate earnings. The S&P 500 rose 1.0% and the Dow gained 1.3% for the week. Internationally, Europe increased 1.0% and Japan jumped 1.7% for the week. The yield on the 10 year Treasury was flat over the week ending at 2.48%. Article
US new home sales sank in December due to higher costs, but still rose over 2016.
The US grew at a 1.9% rate in the fourth quarter, a slowdown from the 3.5% third quarter pace. Article
The Aetna Humana merger was blocked by a judge on antitrust grounds potentially ending the $34 billion deal.
Boeing posted 4th quarter earnings that topped expectations and raised future estimates.
Microsoft posted solid results for its second quarter.
Google’s fourth quarter revenue grew at 3 times the pace of profit as it looked for new sources of growth. Revenue topped expectations while profit missed.
Johnson and Johnson agreed to purchase a Swiss biotech’s drug discovery operations for $30 billion.
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