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Stocks surge to new record highs

After a second vaccine for Covid-19 was announced, stocks surged, with America’s S&P 500 and the MSCI World Index both hitting record highs on Monday.

by: Alex Rankine
19 Nov 2020
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US stocks are pricier than they have been for 96% of the time since 1881

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