These 5 stocks are driving the market

Despite anxiety about inflation and the Omicron variant, the stock market is on track for another banner year. That's in large part thanks to stellar gains from just a handful of stocks.

News: What you need to know about the markets     These 5 stocks are driving the market Despite anxiety about inflation and the Omicron variant, the stock market is on track for another banner year. That's in large part thanks to stellar gains from just a handful of stocks. Read more »   These companies dominated 2021 Oil prices began 2021 just under $50 a barrel. They are now trading just north of $70 and in October reached $85 -— a seven-year high. So it should come as no surprise that energy stocks are among the market's biggest winners this year. Read more »   GM may be stuck with the Bolt, even if it makes sense to dump it It seems like a good time for General Motors to pull the plug on the Bolt, the only electric vehicle currently in its North American vehicle lineup. Read more »   The cheapest stuff is finally available online Many of America's leading discount chains have sat out the online shopping boom. Not anymore. Read more »   Apple is about to become the world's first $3 trillion company Apple is on the verge of yet another major milestone. The iPhone maker is close to topping a market value of more than $3 trillion — the first publicly traded company ever to be worth that much. Read more »   Starbucks apologizes for selling expired food in Chinese stores Starbucks on Monday apologized and said it would carry out inspections and staff training across all its roughly 5,400 stores in China after a state-backed newspaper said two of its outlets used expired ingredients. Read more »

Dow Nasdaq S&P -320.04   -217.32   -43.05 35,650.95   15,413.28   4,668.97 -0.89%   -1.39%   -0.91% YTD +16.48%   YTD +19.59%   YTD +24.30%

Biggest Winners Bristol-Myers Squibb Co +4.77%   Pfizer Inc +4.59%   Becton Dickinson and Co +3.20%   Baxter International Inc +2.89% Biggest Losers General Motors Co -6.45%   Devon Energy Corp -5.44%   HanesBrands Inc -5.36%   Albemarle Corp -5.35%

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Key Market Stats Latest Today's Change Oil $71.19 -0.48 / -0.67% Gold $1,787.80 +3.00 / +0.17% 10-yr 1.42% -0.07 Euro $1.13 -0.00 / -0.22%

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