Mid-Day Market; NASDAQ Hits New All-Time Record -- December 16, 2020

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The market: it's likely the three major indices will all end in the green today. Right now, 2:36 p.m. CT:

• the three indices: 
• NASDAQ: up 81 points; hits a new all-time record;
  
• Dow 30: flat, oscillating about the "0" line;
• S&P 500: up about 12 points
• stocks in the news, look at this BNB: up 10% today; up $13;
• DASH: flat; perhaps very slightly negative but the day is not over
• TSLA: down about 1.65%
• AAPL: flat; perhaps very, very slightly green;
• AIV: has fallen another 7% today; on the day the news broke, AIV, trading at $40 fell precipitously, is now trading at $4.69; I still think this is incredibly "wrong" the way this was done; I don't have a dog in the fight (I have never invested in AIV) but talk about manipulating the market at a very high level; the good news: the company is now paying a 43% dividend (annual dividend of $2.03 for share that is trading for $4.70 -- LOL);
• pipelines
• ENB: down 1.3%
• EPD: down 2%
• ET: down 1.2%
• pharm:
• JNJ: flat; down about 0.2%
• PFE: down 2% -- rollout issues; Bell's palsy; allergic reactions being reported;
• oil:
• COP: down 1%
• CVX: down 1%

MDU: acquires Wyoming construction materials business. Just in time to start putting in the infrastructure for Biden's green energy plan.