Europe

On Thursday, stocks rallied to record highs on stimulus hopes

Traders will examine the latest jobless figures as well as housing starts

Investors will also get reports on manufacturing, services and housing

British trucking firms, supermarkets and other businesses on Friday implored the government to strike a last-minute trade deal with the European Union, as the two sides’ leaders told their citizens to brace for New Year upheaval in the U.K.-EU trading relationship.

The European Central Bank has added another half-trillion euro ($600 billion) dose of stimulus as a winter wave of rising COVID-19 infections shuts down large swathes of the economy ahead of Christmas, the region's most important holiday.

U.K. regulators said Wednesday that people who have a "significant history'' of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Negotiators will return to the table Sunday even though fundamental differences between the two sides remain

Brexit trade negotiations are down to the wire this week. Even if the U.K. and European Union strike an accord, it won’t cover Britain’s most valuable industry, and one coveted by the EU: finance.

Economists estimate that employers added 469,000 jobs in November

Boeing has signed its first order for 737 MAX jets since the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the planes to fly again last month, the company announced Thursday.

Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark said the company is ready to fly body parts from Germany to the U.K. in the event that a disorderly Brexit causes supply issues.

The S&P 500 index hit an all-time high Wednesday for a second straight record close

Facebook's Independent Oversight Board has announced the first six cases that it plans to review.

Traders will digest the first of this week's employment-related reports with the ADP report on private sector jobs

The Dow is up roughly 60% from its March low