The Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high for the second session in a row yesterday; however, the SPX and Dow finished lower as new-year caution has taken hold of some investors. Major indexes opened flat today as investors remain cautious ahead of Trump’s scheduled news conference. Sector performance is mixed.
n 1945, most French people thought that the Soviet Union deserved the most credit for Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II — even though the Soviets did not play much of a role in France's liberation, relative to the US and Britain.
By 1995 and 2004, however, the French had changed their minds, and were crediting the US as the biggest contributor to victory in Europe (survey data from the French Institute of Public Opinion)...