Europe

On Wall Street on Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% after spending much of the day flipping between small losses and gains

Investors will also get to digest reports on manufacturing and housing

The European Commission wants to reach a deal with Moderna Inc. for the supply of millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for a price below $25 per dose

Traders will be focusing on producer prices and consumer sentiment reports

Traders will dissect the latest data on jobless claims and consumer prices

European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that the economy could face a “bumpy,” “stop-start” recovery despite good news about vaccine development.

The move follows Pfizer's announcement on Monday that its experimental vaccine developed with BioNTech was more than 90% effective.

The Dow Industrials are eyeing a third straight day of gains

The commission said it takes issue with Amazon's systematic use of non-public business data to avoid “the normal risks of competition and to leverage its dominance" for e-commerce services in France and Germany, the company's two biggest markets in the EU.

While Mr. Biden hasn't detailed his specific plans, aides and advisers say he is expected to review those levies. And like President Trump, he will largely be able to act without the need for Congressional support.

A year ago, the World Trade Organization authorized the United States to slap penalties on EU goods worth up to $7.5 billion - including Gouda cheese, single-malt whiskey and French wine - over European support for Boeing rival Airbus.

A long-awaited Vatican report into disgraced ex-U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is expected to be released this month to coincide with an annual meeting of American bishops, Vatican sources said on Thursday.

The first Carnival-owned cruise line to resume cruising in Europe since the COVID-19 pandemic halted them is again temporarily suspending cruises to Greece.

Italy’s latest restrictions to try to rein in the coronavirus include a partial lockdown of its richest and most populous region Lombardy around the financial capital Milan.

Paris will ban delivery and takeaway services for prepared food and alcohol between 2200 and 0600 local time from Friday to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk said the automaker is recruiting new engineers for its Berlin factory in a Wednesday tweet.