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When is a deadline not a deadline? Apparently - and fortunately, for the stock market - when it relates to politicians passing a stimulus deal.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday walked back her comments setting a hard deadline of today to strike an agreement, but for reasons most investors could get behind. That is, Democrats and the White House are said to be nearing a middle ground in their negotiations, and Pelosi had a 3 p.m. talk set with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
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Also helping buoy spirits were a few strong results from the third-quarter earnings slate.
Insurer Travelers (TRV, 5.6%) posted Street-beating profits despite higher-than-usual catastrophe losses. And Procter & Gamble (PG, 0.4%) enjoyed higher demand for cleaning and laundry products, which lifted the company's sales and earnings ahead of estimates.
"PG has been building momentum longer than most of its peers and well before Covid-19 hit, which is one reason we view PG as a post-pandemic winner," writes CFRA analyst Arun Sundaram, who rates PG shares at Buy. "Additionally, the investments PG has made in its brands, capabilities, and organization are just beginning to pay off and should manifest into more market share gains."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.4% to 28,308, while the S&P 500 ( 0.5% to 3,443) and Nasdaq ( 0.3% to 11,516) also headed to higher gro
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